Copies of FF

[jale]

Hi.
I bought some boxes of diving equipment and I was lucky to find two pairs of Force Fins.
Well both pairs looks alike but one pair doesn't have the logo and any marked size.
I was wondering if they were copies...

Edit: the pair without the logo has the size marked the other way.

 

[jale]

double post !

 

[sibermike7]

Hi.
I bought some boxes of diving equipment and I was lucky to find two pairs of Force Fins.
Well both pairs looks alike but one pair doesn't have the logo and any marked size.
I was wondering if they were copies...

Edit: the pair without the logo has the size marked the other way.

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Wow they look OLD!
Interested to hear what BOB says!

 

[Bob Evans]

Hi.
I bought some boxes of diving equipment and I was lucky to find two pairs of Force Fins.
Well both pairs looks alike but one pair doesn't have the logo and any marked size.
I was wondering if they were copies...

Edit: the pair without the logo has the size marked the other way.

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Those are Force fins. Interesting to note the ones without logo are super rare. Produced a few pairs till be added our logo to the fin blade. The up curved winglet still standing up well.

 

[Bob Evans]

Found this picture of Robert Flores sand blasting the Force Fin logo on top half of tooling. After spending two months to make a Force Fin production mold, one slip up and you screwed up hundred of hours. I did this job for years, but Robert did a better job. The hardest part was the lion whiskers, which sometimes blew off. Why Force Fins Are Made In U.S.A. - Force Fin

 

[Bob Evans]

I designed our tooling and it really is very amazing it's still going after 40 some years.

 

[jale]

Thanks for your reply.
Be sure these two pairs are going to be used and appreciated for a few more years