German WW2 Fakes From Poland?!?! YES!
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I have infiltrated an email list that is selling fakes from Poland. Here are a few examples of the CRAP coming out of Poland.
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Alot of sellers in the US.sell fakes to. Some of the items at the bigger shows are crazy fakes yet older dealers swear their original. Greed takes over hobby and destroys it for new people wanting to get into the hobby.
I'd like to see more of the fakes being exposed. We are walking an ever more dangerous mine field of fakes being pumped out into the market. We need to call them out. These kinds of videos provide us another layer of education and frankly protection against being scammed.
I've seen some really good reproductions that are being sold as reproductions. But, somewhere along the line, they might turn up being sold as genuine.
It does happen....unfortunately
Keep doing what you do!! Your videos are important! It's essential collectors in this hobby get educated about the fakes and scammers. Your videos not only help educate, but expose the scammers for who they are! The hobby thanks you!
Thanks for your kind words! Much appreciated.
You are so Right that such Ugly Crap can and Will find Poor People Probably Younger or starting to Collect that will Jump on a Bargain at an Amazing Price ! Please keep up Your Good Work Sir .
Great vid. I especially liked your comments about all these enamel signs that keep popping up now. 20+ years ago you never saw one, now we're awash with em over here in Britain - Unfortunately everyone and their uncle believes in the bloody things which is a bit strange really when you think that these things were attached to the outside of buildings, that were then bombed and destroyed along with 90% of the rest of Germany - yet they ALL seemed to have survived intact!!!!!!!
I agree! Some people just want to believe they are genuine.
good video muchacho most of this stuff is so bad only
a blind collector would be fooled
but some might be passable to a novice like the stamps
im a beginner so its good to be reminded and learn so much
from videos of yours
all the best from England
yes the stamps look very well made, its sad these are being reproduced with the only intention to fool a collector. It's larceny.
Thank you for this, novice collector here. It's important that this info gets out there, hopefully it eventually dries up the counterfeit industry. Have you ever been burned on something? And how did you find out who was making all this stuff?
Oh yes, getting burned is a good way to learn. You will never make that mistake again. I purchased an item on ebay from a Polish seller and was added to an email list selling fakes...
Even real items that are not clean have a certain patina which is uniform and consistent, and even have a "soft" look to them. The fakes don't have that look and most collectors who've been collecting for a long time know the look.
Very well said. You have to develop an eye for the fakes sometimes just a glance will tell you the story.
Thanks for making this video, the quality of those fakes is so poor hopefully not to many will get caught out, the enamel signs are very prevalent over here in blighty and many dealers even believe in them. keep the vids coming my friend
In September I'm heading over to Ukraine, joining the Freedom fighters and landing in Poland, then taking a train to Kiva Ukraine. Stop in Poland and see how they make this crap. LOL. Now those min posters on the match boxes would be nice to place in with your real collection. We need people like you to let us know about this kind of crap. Keep it up and great video.
Stay safe over there brother!!
Thanks
Should be illegal. I remember when those fantasy aluminum handled knives first appeared on ebay. Had the rzm and waffenamts on them.People were paying hundreds at first bidding like crazy but now i think buyers have wised up since. I recognized the early ones were being casted over cheap vz58 bayonet blades..even included the vz58 leather sheaths. The ones shown here had different style blades. Sellers sold them as originals. Medals especially scare me off ...its a minefield
Hi I sell military at flea markets and a guy brought me a helmet and asked me if I wanted to buy it he said it was worth like thousands. But he would sell it to me for 500. Obviously I think this whole thing was a scemma when I thought about it Lai realized the helmet was just wrong. It was a Africa core helmet. And he got it from his great Uncle who served in the British army. One thing I noticed was thelmet was just too good to be true and when I was looking at the liner. I believe it was just not original yup they're out there trying to sell c***
Looks like the scrap in Dragon mans Museum
Ty bud....I've been watching your vids. This 1 here is as darn important as the rest. Thanks again
1939 Germany invades Poland
2023 Poland makes bad WW2 militaria....for revenge.
😅🤣😂 basically....
Surely this stuff is so corny, I'm assuming that they r flogging it off as reproduction,the prices also reflect that.the issue is further down them dealers especially on eBay reselling all this and swearing hand ✋ on heart "original"
Thank you amigo.
Yes you will find much of these reproductions on eBay being sold as "vet bring backs" etc.
These idiots operate with impunity on EBay. Granted, they can't sell some of the items due to the symbols. However, printed documents, stamps, forestry cutlasses and knots have flooded that platform. It's a shame knowing that what you're looking at is fake yet you can't warn the novices that kill each other bidding on them. It does nothing, but turn young or new Collectors away from the Hobby. That's why it's so important that you're getting the word out. Kudos to you Muchacho.
eBay only cares about profit and satisfying their shareholders. Thanks for watching my friend!
? Why do you call them "Idiots" ? They seem very cleaver to me.
We have enough fakes in this country. FIND a reputable dealer and stick with them when it's to good to be true watch out...
exactly.
Also if an item comes with an amazing story with it, it is most likely a fake
Thanks for warning . I find out this couple month ago. I bought SS helmet from them PL Address was there . You burn your self once , Never again . She looks good as Decoration , but fake . Shame on them . This stuff been selling in UK also now. You have to be very Careful now. I collecting Daggers mostly SS . They're from real Collector .
im in the uk and most dealers tell me
to stay away from ss unless you know what your doing
so many fakes
hope you do well with the daggers Rocco
good ones are fantastic
Some of those fantasy pieces of crap were so bad that only a total normie or a gullible tourist could be fooled by them. The HJ knives on the other hand looked more convincing. The fakers still got ways to go but they are getting better, unfortunately so. Great video and very informative.
I bought a round, black and white enamel plaque from 1939 and it looked good enough. I bought it quite cheap but i doubt its authenticity, because some polish guy sold it to me. It has the big black SA logo on the middle of it too.
Post it in my facebook group to get an opinion on it. Thanks for watching.
@@MuchachoMilitaria thanks m8, I might send you pics of it at some point.
Aren't the buckles done from original molds obtained from original makers who are out of business?
no not these, these are fantasy buckles mostly. The process you describe does occur but not in this instance.
That fake ass Afrika Corp decal on that hideous want-to-be para helmet is pure gold 😂
😂😂😂😂
Great video. Is most of this garbage made in China and then sent to Poland?
Poland actually produces it, and some eastern block countries.
I like repros . what is the contact info of the makers in Poland?
The email list I infiltrated does not exist anymore. I suspect the chap was arrested for exporting the German repros.
Always valuable to see the bad stuff out there. Question is when you are filming at the shows I never see you call it out?
Thats a tricky situation....if I do call it out, I stand the risk of being banned from shows, told to stop filming etc etc. My goal is just to document the shows and allow the viewer to decide.
The bayonets at the beginning are laughably bad. I’ve only been at this a year and I could look at what you said was fake and point out flaws and unrealistic aspects immediately. Thanks for drawing attention to horrible fakes like these.
You are very welcome
Great video! Please another part!
Will do!
Great video!
thank you!!
small sidenote:
it's not a swastika and they are not lightning bolts.
Very interesting video, thanks a lot for sharing!👍
The SS helmet looked okay to me?
no sir, its a modern helmet, decals, and liner all have been aged to look old. Thats the problem with this stuff, the ordinary casual buyer will think it looks right and spend their money on a fake.
@@MuchachoMilitaria wow. They really look the part dont they? I presume the helmet itself will be a real m35 or m40, then done up to look like an SS. This is where knowing the lot numbers of the helmets comes in eh?👍🇬🇧
Great informative vid!!
Iv been collecting WW2 stuff for 40 years and it makes me so pissed off to see so much garbage like that, the best fakes come out in the 1960s so always but from real collectors, iv been buying from legacy collectibles and Tom wittmann there's a few more out there but do your homework
Due diligence is a must
There’s a place like this in Hudson NY that sells fake items too. Sad to new collectors
whats the name of the business?
They are sold by Poles, but they are not made in Poland!
More info please. Who is the maker and distributor?
www.dw.com/en/polish-firm-investigated-for-producing-nazi-memorabilia/a-3615907
The Pole only sold it, These things are made from Ukraine, Pakistan and Asia

@@militariamojapasja9644 the Pole buys from Ukraine/pak/asia and the resells for a profit? Does this make the Pole less accountable in the widespread distribution of fakes? Or is it OK since the Pole did not create the items? Isn't the Pole still profiting from the blood and death of his countrymen in WW2?
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Keep it coming thanks
yessir!
Keep up the good work
Thank you sir!
How does one locate legitimate vendors in Poland? Lets say Krakow or Warsaw?
I have no experience buying from militaria dealers in Poland. Maybe one of my subscribers can weigh in on this.
@@MuchachoMilitaria I found one dealer listed in Krakow, might check that out next weekend. Everything is inexpensive here, just curious if that extends to militaria. Hopefully there's genuine articles and not BS fakes.
@@mitchrichards1532 good luck!
Great job exposing this garbage and warning new collectors to beware. This is the kind of bullshit that keeps new collectors from getting involved in this or any other collecting hobby. It has pretty much ruined the sports memorabilia hobby. A professional collector friend in the hobby estimates 50% of what’s on the market is fake.
i agree. thanks for watching my friend!
t's very strange... I'm a Pole living in Poland and I've never seen such cheap knock-offs in my life... where are they sold because I've never come across them... I know collectors and no one here plays with such things and Teresa even film studios don't buy such artifacts, they produce their own, there are fakes, that's normal, but no one talks about it because everyone knows that they are fakes... we have enough originals that are still lying around in villages, in basements, attics or under floors... unfortunately, a lot it was stolen by the Soviets and bought by some people, but believe me, there is still a lot of it, what you are showing here, including the offal from China, Turkey and Ukraine... it's one big nonsense
Masz jakieś sprawdzone sklepy, sprzedawców do polecenia?