Winner of Shooting Competition Badge

dannybou · 04-01-2005, 07:42 PM

Another one for the experts please.

HuliganRS · 04-01-2005, 08:24 PM

It's a winner of a 1953 shooting competition badge.
I think the red enamel is not original.

Rusty.

Chuck In Oregon · 04-02-2005, 01:58 AM

The mirror reverse "Victor" or "Winner" that is obliterated on the obverse is kind of a give-away about the added-on enamel. But a fake badge? I don't think so, if that means originally produced or later altered in order to deceive. This is more like body putty on a '53 Chevy. It's not likely that some crook thought he was getting away with something. Probably, someone thought the badge needed something to hide some damage and this is what they chose. Myself, I wouldn't put this in the Fakes forum, but I may be more tolerant of these things than I should be.

Chuck In Oregon
Currently, Chuck In Tbilisi

dannybou · 04-02-2005, 10:57 AM

I hadn't even noticed that. Thanks Chuck.

04-01-2005, 08:24 PM	#2
HuliganRS Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Illinois - U.S.A. Age: 46 Posts: 1,023	It's a winner of a 1953 shooting competition badge. I think the red enamel is not original. Rusty. __________________ "Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none." Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member #193 Last edited by HuliganRS; 04-01-2005 at 10:20 PM.

04-02-2005, 10:57 AM	#4
dannybou Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 284	I hadn't even noticed that. Thanks Chuck. __________________ A collector from Québec!!

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04-02-2005, 01:58 AM	#3
Chuck In Oregon Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 209	The mirror reverse "Victor" or "Winner" that is obliterated on the obverse is kind of a give-away about the added-on enamel. But a fake badge? I don't think so, if that means originally produced or later altered in order to deceive. This is more like body putty on a '53 Chevy. It's not likely that some crook thought he was getting away with something. Probably, someone thought the badge needed something to hide some damage and this is what they chose. Myself, I wouldn't put this in the Fakes forum, but I may be more tolerant of these things than I should be. Chuck In Oregon Currently, Chuck In Tbilisi

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