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M24 Real or Fake ?
- Thread starter jeeeensy
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Just remember the saying "Too good to be true". Could have been made for the German Stick Grenade market.
Remember these things are at least 70 years old and should show appropriate wear / rust or patina. WW1 versions should have a few woodworm holes. You are unlikely to get 100% of the paintwork being good. Stencils come off over the years and a grenade that may have been owned by a number of collectors will have been handled quite a lot.
Buy the grenade not the story that comes with it. Be objective.
Buyer beware.
John
Remember these things are at least 70 years old and should show appropriate wear / rust or patina. WW1 versions should have a few woodworm holes. You are unlikely to get 100% of the paintwork being good. Stencils come off over the years and a grenade that may have been owned by a number of collectors will have been handled quite a lot.
Buy the grenade not the story that comes with it. Be objective.
Buyer beware.
John
jeeeensy
Well-Known Member
Yes its true that it should show signs of age and patina,,
But!! you will come across something that is to good to be true and you will pass up on it because you think its a copy!
This is a stone minty M24 1936 model.
I picked this up on an auction ,, and after I won the sale I got emails from a few bidders saying or rather asking " oh that's a lovely copy " Nah.. this is as good as they get,, so you have to know your onions before you go shopping!
that's where buyer beware comes in along with the knowledge of the item your looking to buy, that's where we come in
post or pm with questions on an item and help is there.
But!! you will come across something that is to good to be true and you will pass up on it because you think its a copy!
This is a stone minty M24 1936 model.
I picked this up on an auction ,, and after I won the sale I got emails from a few bidders saying or rather asking " oh that's a lovely copy " Nah.. this is as good as they get,, so you have to know your onions before you go shopping!
that's where buyer beware comes in along with the knowledge of the item your looking to buy, that's where we come in
post or pm with questions on an item and help is there. 