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Is this Pilot badge original?

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mihai	Posted: July 23, 2005 03:13 am
Sublocotenent Group: Members Posts: 450 Member No.: 30 Joined: July 08, 2003	Hi, Is this original or fake? Mihai http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...6545549750&rd=1 from e-bay

Victor	Posted: July 23, 2005 06:35 am
Admin Group: Admin Posts: 4350 Member No.: 3 Joined: February 11, 2003	Why would the seller name the item "WWII GERMAN ROMANIAN OFFICER PILOT BADGE"? It wasn't German and it wasn't, as far as I know, restricted to officers. Also, it wasn't a combat award.

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Posted: July 23, 2005 07:36 am

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QUOTE (mihai @ Jul 23 2005, 04:13 AM)

Is this original or fake?

from e-bay

Mihai, you should have taken a look at the older thread which came to deal with this type of questions: Pilot's badge.

I have asked the very same question about an identical badge and REGAL UNIFORMA COLECTOR deemed that one a fake based on several observations.

It should be noted that the badge I brought to attention was eventually sold, so the badge you asked about must be another one.

Carol I

Posted: July 23, 2005 07:44 am

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QUOTE (Victor @ Jul 23 2005, 07:35 AM)

Why would the seller name the item "WWII GERMAN ROMANIAN OFFICER PILOT BADGE"? It wasn't German and it wasn't, as far as I know, restricted to officers. Also, it wasn't a combat award.

It sells better that way.

I have even seen the badge described as "Nazi Romanian Pilot Badge" as the seller tried to boost the sale even more by appealing to the 'history impaired'.

Treize	Posted: December 26, 2005 09:13 pm
Caporal Group: Members Posts: 102 Member No.: 702 Joined: October 22, 2005	The more words you put in the name, the more searches it will show up in.

Carol I

Posted: December 29, 2005 05:52 pm

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QUOTE (Treize @ Dec 26 2005, 10:13 PM)

The more words you put in the name, the more searches it will show up in.

This could be as well, but I still think that the seller wanted to appeal to the Nazi flavour that attracts so many of those I called 'history impaired'.

REGAL UNIFORMA COLECTOR	Posted: December 30, 2005 02:20 am
General de brigada Group: Members Posts: 1079 Member No.: 198 Joined: January 18, 2004	The correct phrase is " Historically challenged "

Carol I

Posted: December 30, 2005 10:26 am

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QUOTE (REGAL UNIFORMA COLECTOR @ Dec 30 2005, 03:20 AM)

The correct phrase is " Historically challenged "

Thanks for the correction.

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