Dear Walhall.
Firstly, my opinion on this thread, is
My opinion, and nothing more. The Negative test that i have introduced here is based on my own personal research, and nothing more, as stated a few times, just a helping aid and not a definite Test to distinguish between bad and good after turning the pictures into negative.
As i much as everybody appreciates the opinions of others, so should you. After all, there are people who have been collecting, and researching for decades longer than you (or i) and their opinions, whether accepted by us or not, are welcome, that's the idea behind a forum and exchange of opinions/knowledge/experience.
What i DO NOT appreciate, is being slammed on another forum by someone who has misinterpreted my Posts, twisted them, and indeed twisted the whole thread, and who desperately seeks reassurance from others that his item is indeed not a fake, but real.
This is what i am referring to, but i guess you know already.
HJ-Scharfschützenabzeichen FAKE?? - Militaria Fundforum
People are not, quote
"Praising me into the highest heavens.." for my "new method of determining authenticity" but simply saying thank-you for additional research.
Cross posting on Forums is all fair and well, and can bring great results if the right people see the right post on the right forum, so i would actually encourage it,
what i wont stand for, is you receiving my Opinion here, not liking it, and going AWOL on another forum and trying to make me look like a dunce ! I have done nothing more than try and help you here, and at the moment, we are all of the opinion that More research is needed into this, that's all. I told you here, and you have also been told on MFF that the "tests" that you are doing with a *hot needle"* are null en void. This also hows me the level of research that you are personally at today if you are resorting to these test in order to judge authenticity.
Maybe you should read this thread again and grasp what i have said, because you have taken a U-turn somewhere down the line. There are real and genuine differences between the badge that you have posted and the one on post #14. (see picture) Your lack of experience in this field can only be rewarded if you have an open mind, and seriously listen to what people who have been researching and collecting much longer than you have tell you, the tipps they give you and research that they share with you.
At the end of the day, I, and i doubt anyone on this forum, gives a Monkeys if you want to believe that your badge is Genuine and not listen to open, honest and valid research, BUT
DONT insult me on another forum just because you don't agree with me. Everything i have posted on your thread here is Valid, very real, and in my opinion also very true!
It is for this exact reason, that many older collectors just refuse to join forums and share their knowledge, because whatever they say, will get twisted and stamped into the ground because people like you.
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