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 Author: tblinsmon View Messages Posted By tblinsmon
 Posted: Jul 19, 2023 10:50
 Subject: Part not in Bricklink catalog?
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tblinsmon (1687)

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Hello,

I have a torso that looks exactly like 973p41 but it is black. The BL catalog
entry for 973p41 shows only Blue and Red as valid colors. The part does not have
'LEGO' stamped on the top of the neck post.

Is there any way to know if I have a legitimate part or a knock off?

Thanks,
-Tim
 Author: ZwarteMagica View Messages Posted By ZwarteMagica
 Posted: Jul 19, 2023 10:53
 Subject: Re: Part not in Bricklink catalog?
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ZwarteMagica (10225)

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Hi Tim,
Can it be this one?
 
Part No: 973px119 Name: Torso Castle Knights Kingdom Scale Mail Brown Pattern
* 		973px119 Torso Castle Knights Kingdom Scale Mail Brown Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso {Black}

In Catalog Identification, tblinsmon writes:
  Hello,

I have a torso that looks exactly like 973p41 but it is black. The BL catalog
entry for 973p41 shows only Blue and Red as valid colors. The part does not have
'LEGO' stamped on the top of the neck post.

Is there any way to know if I have a legitimate part or a knock off?

Thanks,
-Tim
 Author: axaday View Messages Posted By axaday
 Posted: Jul 19, 2023 11:00
 Subject: Re: Part not in Bricklink catalog?
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axaday (7302)

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In Catalog Identification, ZwarteMagica writes:
  Hi Tim,
Can it be this one?
 
Part No: 973px119 Name: Torso Castle Knights Kingdom Scale Mail Brown Pattern
* 		973px119 Torso Castle Knights Kingdom Scale Mail Brown Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso {Black}

In Catalog Identification, tblinsmon writes:
  Hello,

I have a torso that looks exactly like 973p41 but it is black. The BL catalog
entry for 973p41 shows only Blue and Red as valid colors. The part does not have
'LEGO' stamped on the top of the neck post.

Is there any way to know if I have a legitimate part or a knock off?

Thanks,
-Tim

That would be a pretty giant stretch of "looks exactly like"
 
Part No: 973p41 Name: Torso Castle Silver Scale Mail Armor Pattern
* 		973p41 Torso Castle Silver Scale Mail Armor Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso

I wouldn't be shocked if that variant existed on a part this old. Does it
look old? Short ribs? Someone could make a knockoff NOW, but they probably
couldn't do it in the 80s.
 Author: ZwarteMagica View Messages Posted By ZwarteMagica
 Posted: Jul 19, 2023 11:17
 Subject: Re: Part not in Bricklink catalog?
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ZwarteMagica (10225)

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In Catalog Identification, axaday writes:
  In Catalog Identification, ZwarteMagica writes:
  Hi Tim,
Can it be this one?
 
Part No: 973px119 Name: Torso Castle Knights Kingdom Scale Mail Brown Pattern
* 		973px119 Torso Castle Knights Kingdom Scale Mail Brown Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso {Black}

In Catalog Identification, tblinsmon writes:
  Hello,

I have a torso that looks exactly like 973p41 but it is black. The BL catalog
entry for 973p41 shows only Blue and Red as valid colors. The part does not have
'LEGO' stamped on the top of the neck post.

Is there any way to know if I have a legitimate part or a knock off?

Thanks,
-Tim

That would be a pretty giant stretch of "looks exactly like"
 
Part No: 973p41 Name: Torso Castle Silver Scale Mail Armor Pattern
* 		973p41 Torso Castle Silver Scale Mail Armor Pattern
Parts: Minifigure, Torso


True! If it is not this one, it is pretty save to say it is a knockoff.
 Author: axaday View Messages Posted By axaday
 Posted: Jul 19, 2023 11:01
 Subject: Re: Part not in Bricklink catalog?
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axaday (7302)

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In Catalog Identification, tblinsmon writes:
  Hello,

I have a torso that looks exactly like 973p41 but it is black. The BL catalog
entry for 973p41 shows only Blue and Red as valid colors. The part does not have
'LEGO' stamped on the top of the neck post.

Is there any way to know if I have a legitimate part or a knock off?

Thanks,
-Tim

I misread your inital post. If the part DOES NOT HAVE the Lego stamp on the
neck, it is probably a knockoff, yes.
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Jul 19, 2023 11:26
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peregrinator (776)

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In Catalog Identification, tblinsmon writes:
  Hello,

I have a torso that looks exactly like 973p41 but it is black. The BL catalog
entry for 973p41 shows only Blue and Red as valid colors. The part does not have
'LEGO' stamped on the top of the neck post.

Is there any way to know if I have a legitimate part or a knock off?

Yes, it doesn't have LEGO stamped on the neck post = it's a knockoff
 Author: ghyde View Messages Posted By ghyde
 Posted: Jul 19, 2023 14:39
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ghyde (203)

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In Catalog Identification, tblinsmon writes:
  Hello,

I have a torso that looks exactly like 973p41 but it is black. The BL catalog
entry for 973p41 shows only Blue and Red as valid colors. The part does not have
'LEGO' stamped on the top of the neck post.

Is there any way to know if I have a legitimate part or a knock off?

Thanks,
-Tim

Post a photo with the top of the neck stud clearly visible. I'm sure it will
be revealed to be a knockoff.

Has anyone else come across variants that had an injection mold pip on the LEGO
logo, making it hard to see? I ask because I'm sure I can remember at least
a few torsos with mold pips that made it hard to properly make out the LEGO logo.

Cheers ...

ghyde