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Re: Fake Tail Section and Swastika?
Apart from the issue of cutting the piece in two, which was done in such a crude way that I suspect the seller to be either very naive (/stupid) or a fraud.
But back to the subject we can still look at the evidence as presented and look for examples: - Crude Swastika stencil
Do we have any samples of such half stencils in the Luftwaffe?
Was it a technique used by Luftwaffe painters?
Would you expect a fraud to use a visible technique that was sure to raise questions?
- Establishing the type
Even if the material does't look German, based on primer, rivets and markings, that leaves a lot of room for foreign types operated by the Luftwaffe. If we can establish the type we've gone a long way to check the claim.
The photos tell a lot about the construction and given time you might find a good match.
- Are we missing something?
We have a stamped number, does this mean anything to someone? What about the type set used, does it correspond to a German letter, if not can it be traced to another country?
The exterior paint. Is it a good match for one of the RLM dark greens? Perhaps it can be traced to an Italian color?
Just some thoughts.
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