Edward
Well-Known Member
ah, yes I understand what you mean in that regard. it does muddy the waters when trying to collect ephemera like patches, pins, uniform parts etc only to find it is a knockoff. those more familiar with such things are better at picking out fakes but many are not. I know I can be fooled on a lot of those sort of things... or at the very least trying to see the differences between war time and post war items.Hate may be an overly strong word. I just mean that wherever practical or possible, I prefer the real thing. The other issue is that convincing repro patches and chits can be passed off by the unscrupulous or unknowledgeable on sites like eBay thereby making the whole field much more difficult to negotiate. I wear my repro A-2 to save wear and tear on my original.