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Sadly, these reproduction green enamel Wardens' Posts signs are doing the rounds again. I first blogged about these back in 2020, but it appears another batch has been imported from China (or wherever they are being produced cheaply). They have battered screw holes and other dings added for a sense of wear and tear/authenticity. Most are appearing on eBay, priced between £60 and £100, and claimed to be original. They have also crept onto the main auctioneer sites. Unfortunately, they will catch out quite a few people as they are compelling fakes. I'll try to locate an original for comparison.  Fake Green Enamel Wardens' Post Signs
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I have encountered quite a few oval ARP breast badges over the years, but the example below is the first I've come across that is thickly padded. Most embroidered examples are on dark blue bluette (cotton twill) fabric, as is this badge. This example also used a thick red thread for the lettering and the oval. After a steer from a regular contributor to the site, I had a much closer look at the badge. I opened up one seam carefully and found there was a paper lining. And on the paper? Arabic writing... So, if you come across a very padded ARP breast badge, chances are it's a fake.  Fake padded ARP breast badge  Arabic text on paper lining Nearly every week, we have the same reproduction armbands available from Soldier of Fortune for a tenner appearing on the tat bazaar that is eBay. The armbands, sold by a notorious eBay shyster, have various crappy stamps inside, the latest being "L.C.C 1939" (note the missing full stop at the end there). Punters are regularly wasting their money on these. Wake up, people...  Fake L.C.C air raid warden armband These reproduction armbands have been on sale for a few years on Soldier of Fortune's website (this is based on an original printed armband). To drive up the price a well-known shyster on eBay has got his well-used John Bull printing set out and added - very poorly - "COVENTRY D.C. 1939". What an absolute shower...
Appearing on eBay is a fake embroidered CDR beret badge. The rear spagetti of threads is the giveawy  Fake Embroidered Civil Defence Reserve CDR Beret Badge |
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