Edit: it is also quite obvious that Falco is using a translator for his posts. A little recognition of that fact wouldn't go amiss here..
Dont we all, my native tongue is Xhosa, i use Babblefish for everything
I saw this piece and wanted because garry had helped me the certificate to determine the original (what was important for me so I knew it's all belong together)
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Well not from what i read on that thread -
http://www.hj-research.com/forum/f56/certificate-reichssieger-1944-a-10834/#post73678 - and because of the way its phrased, "...
important for me.." that kinda points to you owning both the citation and award. Otherwise why would it "..be important to you"?
... you're jo rivett and a profi ...
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The next
book i have just finished working on, exposes a large scam. A silly cast item, 5 cms in size, that is shown in the Hüsken books, the Detlev Niemann books as well as in 13 other post-war books, as well as given a thumbs up by e v e r y b o d y , as well as being sold right now by 14 dealers for between 800-2000 USD each.. anyway, i expose the item in this next book as poorly cast P.O.S award, and of course, accompanied by the usual Rivett-Ranting.
So the reality of this book is that "Jo Rivett" (once again) takes on the "leaders" of the hobby, and wins hands down. I guess that will go a long way to further my "profi" status.. BUT;
Why does it make me a profi? All i am doing is taking the item, subjecting it to a detailed analysis under a microscope, and presenting the findings. (detailed images)
You can do that, hell, anyone can do that if they want, but i dont think that would give them the right to call themselves a profi? Maybe a profi-microscope handler?
Imagine the legacy.........
imagine the shame.... "Olde Jo, he could tweek and turn the knobs on his microscope like no other.."
Of note, in this book, the dealer that you linked to in this thread - Time traveler militaria - jonnyG-west or something like that.. well they too, are selling and have sold, three of the horribly cast fake awards i expose in the book - as genuine