I know of at least *one* fake 06 Ruskie. It is a very, very good job and without micrometer measurement of certain areas on the piece, it would be impossible to detect the fakery. But fake it is. As far as fake 04 Navies, I have photographs of two pieces being manufactured in the early 1970s. Fortunately, their SNs are visible. The pictures show the pieces in various stages of their manufacture and are quite revealing.
Tom A
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