Warning: Reproductions!

[Lapa]

Yes, it is becoming more difficult to find even a standard issue gymnasterka. Eastern European fakers will stop at nothing if it can somehow be sold :mad:

Marc

[sunjiezhi]

Here's another probable fake offered on E :thumbsdown.

Look at the shiny buttons and the "super stamp". It's a gimnasterka of a major of medical troops.

Eh.... I saw these were marked as "reproduction" and sold to re-enactors on E, clearly someone tried to sell them as originals after bought them.

[sunjiezhi]

People are bringing me more examples of Doubledecker items; this is interesting in that it's a greay M1935 tank "generals" pullover. However, just like the regular army and NKVD uniforms, it has the same fake markers from this seller.

First, the color is wrong. The steel grey is difficult to copy and they did not get it right; the grey is light and hazy. The material itself is very heavy and soft, not a WWII material.

Second, the cuff rank is not the same as the correct M1935 rank insignia; it is sewn to a bit of material left over from making the fake pullover!

Third is the tell tale, just clear enough, date stamp...1939.

Fourth, the collar tabs are not bad, but the rank is all pin through.

Fifth, the same outright fake buttons, with 2 parts pressed together.

The one thing that is interesting is that they have learned a little and have tried to 'age' this one by getting it wet; that added a bit of rust ( but uneven rust) on the fake buttons) and the cheaply made piping runs! The odd thing is the red from the piping runs up, on the collar; how does it rain from bottom up???

Anyway, please let me know if you have any other examples. We need to keep at it as i am still getting e-mails from newer collectors saying they have some nice items from Doubledecker on ebay!

DD

One more, it's a wool tunic but was sewn in the way which make cotton pullovers.

Why I know that? because it's in my wardrobe now!!:( luckly just $90