Graflex Variations: Facts and vs. Replica

[Halliwax]

is it 3 cell length? Maybe one of the longer cell versions????

Yes I believe so Scott, I freaked out right away, I’m freaking out more now knowing treeco said he’s seeen this before


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[scottjua]

I've never seen that before, but my 4 and 5 cells had NO stamping...

That said, it looks legit to me... If Chris says he's seen them before I believe it.

 

[Jedisushi]

Never a dull moment in this thread!

 

[eethan]

Hey, sorry if this is stupid, but so, what about this one? the rest of the flash looks legit at least to my newbie eyes but the bottom is really...

 

[SubLevel5]

The top is a Folmer but the bottom is something I've never seen.

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[Joek3rr]

Hey, sorry if this is stupid, but so, what about this one? the rest of the flash looks legit at least to my newbie eyes but the bottom is really...
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The glass eye looks wonky to me.......but I'm a noob athe this too

 

[Sym-Cha]

Hey, sorry if this is stupid, but so, what about this one? the rest of the flash looks legit at least to my newbie eyes but the bottom is really...
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That bottom (as well as top) could be a GRAFLEXREBORN without his number ... has also the same nut to attach the clip ... I have a Vader ROTJ made by GRAFLEXREBORN ... you can see another letter right after the 'X'.

Chaïm

 

[SubLevel5]

That bottom could be a GRAFLEXREBORN without his number ... has also the same nut to attach the clip ... I have a Vader ROTJ made by GRAFLEXREBORN ... you can see another letter right after the 'X'.

Chaïm

What's a Graflex reborn?

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[Sym-Cha]

GRAFLEX REBORN was also a maker of replica lightsabers based on a G R A F L E X

Another tell in the top is the circular opening instead of rectangular for the side-switch

Chaïm

 

[SubLevel5]

GRAFLEX REBORN was also a maker of replica lightsabers based on a G R A F L E X

[url]http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz258/Sym-Cha/VaderROTJ.jpg~original[/URL]

Another tell in the top is the circular opening instead of rectangular for the side-switch

Chaïm

Ahh....learned something new.

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[Sym-Cha]

Hey, sorry if this is stupid, but so, what about this one? the rest of the flash looks legit at least to my newbie eyes but the bottom is really...
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And that side-switch is lacking in above picture and it seems a circular opening.



Sorry for my lack of a picture of the GRAFLEXREBORN bottom section with text :wacko

Chaïm

 

[Title]

Definitely a reborn



Apparently I have more Reborn pictures than I have posted on my site? Guess I forgot to upload them

 

[Sym-Cha]

Thanks for confirming with those pictures Brage The serial # on mine is : GR0031

Chaïm

 

[eethan]

cool, thank you for indentifying that guys!
another picture, that's weird, because it does have the side switch

 

[Sym-Cha]

It's possible we are seeing just a small part of the underside of the side-switch and not a left-over circular opening, so that switch seems still attached and that means the top could be genuine

Chaïm

 

[thd9791]

While combing through eBay for vintage clamps I stumbled upon this funny 3 cell bottom...

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180413/7d06a4a728b209fdf33b826ff92729b9.jpg

Anyone ever see this oval stamping before?


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My first ever graflex was a 3 cell with the stamping removed like this. I've always believed it was a mis-print that was corrected before plating

 

[Halliwax]

My first ever graflex was a 3 cell with the stamping removed like this. I've always believed it was a mis-print that was corrected before plating

aahhh!! that makes sense

 

[Fusion]

While combing through eBay for vintage clamps I stumbled upon this funny 3 cell bottom...

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180413/7d06a4a728b209fdf33b826ff92729b9.jpg

Anyone ever see this oval stamping before?


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Looks like a reasonable spot to put a serial number or inventory number if you were a company with a bunch of equipment assigned to various workers.


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[Pixelpiper]

Or it’s just plain fake?

Not a chance of that. No replica has type/stamping that looks half as good.

 

[SlyFox]

I have put together a comparison image of all the different vintage 3-Cell Graflex versions using photos from this thread, I thought it could be useful for people.
Including both the thin lip and thick lipped rolled edge versions of the Folmer Non-Patent there are 4 different variations in total.