Bulgarian Contract P08 Questions

sheepherder · 09-15-2015, 09:41 AM

I would be uneasy about the toggle crest and the safety script. They appear to have been cut with a square-edged rotary tool (like a pantograph mill) rather than stamped. There are no haloes (from the displaced metal of stamping) and I would expect the engraving to be done with a pointed tool (not square edged).

If Ron says it's legit, it must be, since Ron has been buying/selling/examining/collecting these since Pontius was a navigator...

09-15-2015, 09:41 AM	#8
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	I would be uneasy about the toggle crest and the safety script. They appear to have been cut with a square-edged rotary tool (like a pantograph mill) rather than stamped. There are no haloes (from the displaced metal of stamping) and I would expect the engraving to be done with a pointed tool (not square edged). If Ron says it's legit, it must be, since Ron has been buying/selling/examining/collecting these since Pontius was a navigator... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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