How to Detect Fake Civil War Swords by Dan Smith

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Dan Smith (a sword and antique collector) has published a paper edition of his popular CD-Rom! Like the CD version, this book tells about how to easily tell the difference between fakes and the real thing. With his advice and photos, you can avoid 99.9% of the frauds and fakes out there. And it is so easy! This book has many pages of photos comparing authentic Civil War Swords alongside the most commonly seen fakes. Once you see the difference, you will easily, in most cases, be able to tell the fakes from the real thing. Most of the fakes and frauds are so blatant, once you know what to look for, that you will wonder how anyone could buy such poor pieces of work. It is easy to tell fake swords from the real thing, once you know what to look for. YOU CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO BUY THIS INEXPENSIVE, BUT VALUABLE, BOOK! This is the most inexpensive, reliable insurance you can get to prevent fraud! It will save you thousands of dollars in making mistakes and buying frauds. There are many, many crooks out there, lurking in the on-line auction sites and they are waiting for someone who has little or no knowledge to send them their hard-earned money. LET'S PUT THESE CROOKS OUT OF BUSINESS!! Mr. Smith was so fed up with all the frauds seen on auction sites, and the obstacles on-line sites put in the way of notifying innocent buyers of frauds being sold, that he decided to write this book and help all those potential buyers and collectors out. There are also many legitimate dealers of authentic Civil War weapons that are also outraged over the sheer scale of fraudulent sword sales on the Internet at on-line auction sites.

YOU WILL LEARN SO MUCH FROM THIS BOOK, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A BEGINNING COLLECTOR. Collect pieces of history with confidence after you read this.

Topics discussed include how to tell a Confederate sword from a Union sword; how to tell an authentic sword from the Civil War period from a modem reproduction; how to tell a Model 1860 light cavalry sword from a Model 1840 heavy cavalry sword from a Model 1860 Staff and Field officers sword from a light artillery sword; common tricks fraudsters will try to play on you; how to tell a Revolutionary war sword from a Civil War sword; important warning signs of a fake or fraud; fake provenance; good Internet references and lists of reliable dealers, and many other topics. This is THE book to have about frauds if you want to collect Civil War swords. As was mentioned, there are MANY close-up color photos comparing fake swords next to the real thing, so you can learn how easy it is, in most cases, to tell the fake/fraud from the real thing.