Need help identifying this insignia

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PocketsRN
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Need help identifying this insignia

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Post by PocketsRN » 06 Sep 2014, 16:32

I got this from a friend a few days ago, and I'm trying to get some info on it. Can you identify it, and tell me if it's real or a fake? Thanks
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Post by Dwight Pruitt » 06 Sep 2014, 17:10

Fake. A bad one.


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Post by John G. » 07 Sep 2014, 12:26

Horrible, crude, ugly fantasy/fake pin.....

THE GERMANS NEVER USED CLUTCH PINS (until after WW 2).......
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Post by Ian Hulley » 07 Sep 2014, 22:05

John G. wrote:Horrible, crude, ugly fantasy/fake pin.....

THE GERMANS NEVER USED CLUTCH PINS (until after WW 2).......
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Agreed. Shockingly poor fake.

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Post by PocketsRN » 08 Sep 2014, 19:13

Thanks for the help, guys. I figured the clutch pins would be a giveaway

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Post by Ian Hulley » 08 Sep 2014, 19:42

Sometimes crappy badges like this came in war comics, I think remember something vaguely similar back in the early 70's ?? Those pins are a purely American thing though. :milwink: :thumbsup:

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