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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 346130, member: 54"]I think everything collectible has been faked to some extent, and I can’t say that trench art is an exception. Out of probably around 100 pieces of cartridge case trench art I bought when I was buying it personally, there were two items I later questioned as to authenticity. One is still in the collection and other was traded off. It was a large lamp with 3 arms coming out of the “projectile.” I call it fake because the cartridge case and projectile weren’t real ammunition items, but were made from brass tubing and machined fittings, then made into a lighthouse thing with bricks in relief, quite handsome overall. But there was so much work in that, I don’t see how the maker could profit, but ya never know. The only ones I’m somewhat suspicious of these days are those where the method of decoration was relatively easy to do and the subject matter is very desirable/popular (Lost Battalion, Lafayette Escadrille, Sgt. York, etc.). I think I posted the other one here “back when” and AF thought it was fake. Maybe someone will find that thread.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 346130, member: 54"]I think everything collectible has been faked to some extent, and I can’t say that trench art is an exception. Out of probably around 100 pieces of cartridge case trench art I bought when I was buying it personally, there were two items I later questioned as to authenticity. One is still in the collection and other was traded off. It was a large lamp with 3 arms coming out of the “projectile.” I call it fake because the cartridge case and projectile weren’t real ammunition items, but were made from brass tubing and machined fittings, then made into a lighthouse thing with bricks in relief, quite handsome overall. But there was so much work in that, I don’t see how the maker could profit, but ya never know. The only ones I’m somewhat suspicious of these days are those where the method of decoration was relatively easy to do and the subject matter is very desirable/popular (Lost Battalion, Lafayette Escadrille, Sgt. York, etc.). I think I posted the other one here “back when” and AF thought it was fake. Maybe someone will find that thread.[/QUOTE]
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