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How To Spot Genuine FOBUS Holsters & Pouches From Fakes

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As being the authorised dealers of Fobus Holsters for the East and Southern Asia District, we from Centurions Option recently have come across some weird packaging of Fobus Holsters and Pouches, most of them were bought by customers from an online shop. Now, we are formally issuing this notice, to let our dear friends to identify the fake from genuine.

These are the Fobus KMSP Paddle Holster for the Kimber and 1911 Series with rail and the Fobus 4500 Pistol Magazine Pouch:

PACKAGING

Our holster and pouches are all made in Israel, which are quality, durable, and combat proven. From the packaging, you can find all the information you need about Fobus and the Holster. It's just simple as that.

MAG POUCH SURFACE

You can see several clear mould engraved markings:

  1. The model number: which is 4500 in this case, a double mag pouch for 1911 style magazines.
  2. 'PAT. PEND', I don't think we really need to explain further this one.
  3. 'Made in Israel' -  which should be obvious as all Fobus Holsters are made in Israel. No matter where you bought it, it's a proudly made in Israel.

***Fobus does not have a factory or plans to establish a factory in China****

BACK OF THE HOLSTERS AND POUCHES

At the back of the pouches and holsters, you can find the tough metal is engraved with the word "FOBUS" in capital letters.

Sometimes we find a China copy with this marking too. However, you will find the font size and the spacing of the word is extremely uneven if you look at it very carefully.

SIZE

Fobus products are all made with advanced materials technology and do no use NOT ABS, PLASTIC, etc., that's why you could smash it, drive-over it, burn it, or even blend it and it will still do its job.

Check this video made by our friend Doubletapper:

China copies always shows a big gap between the holster/pouch body and the paddle.

***ONE THING you may not noticed: We haven't seen a China COPY of our ROTO-DEVICE!***

KMSP

How different is the fake from the genuine one? It's shown in the marking on the holster surface, in this case, we have the KMSP.   Sometimes, you will find the China copy is poorly finished with some fragile plastic and shiny surface. It's just ugly.

THE PADDLE

Like we said, the China Copies are always stuck with the paddle one. Now it's time to tell how to distinguish the paddle from a fake.

  1. Colour: China Copies always show a smooth surface, you can't even hold the holster in place.
  2. Marking: China Copies shows a very ugly version of the logo and word "FOBUS". As explained above, the font size and spacing between logo can clearly tell the difference.

If you do find any trouble in identifying the fake products, please feel free to contact us by Facebook message, or e-mail: [email protected].

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