Joe Montana Jersey....What Is it???

[ShaimOnYou]

Also to rule out game worn why would the name be on a nameplate but the letters sewn directly to the jersey too as evidenced by the letter stitching seen coming through the inside?

Because it's a cheap poorly made "replica" jersey made for exactly what it became. A signed jersey for display only.

Only difference is, I'm sure it wasn't made with the intention of having a poorly executed forgery placed on it.

[Germinator]

As others have said, that signature is 100% fake. I have a huge 49ers collection and can say without a doubt it's fake.

Joe used to sign his full name early in his career. He did that only for a few years though because he got popular so fast. Then he shortened it to what we see today to save time.

Early signatures are rare and worth a lot more than the ones now. This one is made almost too look like an early signature but it's not authentic. I think they were trying to copy the early one to make it worth more.

[solarlottry]

As others have said, that signature is 100% fake. I have a huge 49ers collection and can say without a doubt it's fake.

Joe used to sign his full name early in his career. He did that only for a few years though because he got popular so fast. Then he shortened it to what we see today to save time.

Early signatures are rare and worth a lot more than the ones now. This one is made almost too look like an early signature but it's not authentic. I think they were trying to copy the early one to make it worth more.

Germinator-shoot me an email. I too have a fairly significant 49er collection and would love to hear about yours.

Paul
garciajones@yahoo.com