01-29-2008, 06:45 PM
Marc,
senior officer-looking stars were used on the M1940 generals tunics for rank; the rank stars for the M1943 boards are the same, but came second from what i have been told (easy to re-use the design). The nicer M1940's were embroidered in rank, but do not show up often! 90% of the M1940 generals i have had in have had these stars, not the embroidered.
Sometimes the stars would break and be replaced by collectors with stars from the 1950s and 1960s, but they tend to stand out.
If these are replacements, check the front and back of the tab and there should be imprints of the original; if not, then they are probably original.
DougD
senior officer-looking stars were used on the M1940 generals tunics for rank; the rank stars for the M1943 boards are the same, but came second from what i have been told (easy to re-use the design). The nicer M1940's were embroidered in rank, but do not show up often! 90% of the M1940 generals i have had in have had these stars, not the embroidered.
Sometimes the stars would break and be replaced by collectors with stars from the 1950s and 1960s, but they tend to stand out.
If these are replacements, check the front and back of the tab and there should be imprints of the original; if not, then they are probably original.
DougD
