Fake flags

Keith · 01-25-2005, 06:08 PM

Hello,

Does anyone have any experience with faked flags and banners? I try to avoid the ones that look too new, but I am not sure of what specifically to look for when buying a flag or banner. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
Keith

Keith · 01-25-2005, 06:30 PM

Here is some detail from this banner. Does anyone have any opinion real vs. fake?

Keith

DougD · 01-25-2005, 06:39 PM

while i have seen fake WWII and pre-war unit flags for the red army and NKVD, i have yet to see fake postwar award banners...they were made in such huge numbers that I really doubt they would need to fake them. They don't really sell for that much, so there is not much incentive.

DougD

Nota Bene · 01-25-2005, 07:57 PM

Doug,

I am certainly no expert in this field, but I have been offered "repro" Soviet labour flags, and even pennants. I think they have appeared on the market about a year ago.

Alexei

DougD · 01-25-2005, 08:02 PM

i am so amazed by that...i don't really deal in postwar flags, and i am suprised to hear they are faking them...real ones are cheap and in large supply; shy fake? fake a WWII flag, ok, but 1970's labor flags? I guess they fake it all. I'd like to see a fake one of these velvet award banners though; how can real ones be told?

DougD

Nota Bene · 01-25-2005, 08:15 PM

Doug,

In this business nothing surprises me anymore, especially after I have seen fake Soviet stars for the shoulder boards.

How much do these cost? I am guessing $15-30 a piece, so if you make a lot of them they do become profitable.

Alexei

01-25-2005, 06:39 PM	#3
DougD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 51 Posts: 2,060	flags while i have seen fake WWII and pre-war unit flags for the red army and NKVD, i have yet to see fake postwar award banners...they were made in such huge numbers that I really doubt they would need to fake them. They don't really sell for that much, so there is not much incentive. DougD

01-25-2005, 08:02 PM	#5
DougD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 51 Posts: 2,060	flags i am so amazed by that...i don't really deal in postwar flags, and i am suprised to hear they are faking them...real ones are cheap and in large supply; shy fake? fake a WWII flag, ok, but 1970's labor flags? I guess they fake it all. I'd like to see a fake one of these velvet award banners though; how can real ones be told? DougD

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01-25-2005, 07:57 PM	#4
Nota Bene Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York USA Posts: 2,296	Doug, I am certainly no expert in this field, but I have been offered "repro" Soviet labour flags, and even pennants. I think they have appeared on the market about a year ago. Alexei

01-25-2005, 08:15 PM	#6
Nota Bene Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York USA Posts: 2,296	Doug, In this business nothing surprises me anymore, especially after I have seen fake Soviet stars for the shoulder boards. How much do these cost? I am guessing $15-30 a piece, so if you make a lot of them they do become profitable. Alexei

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