1. The cooling ducts around the pull starter housing. Note how they are shaped and spread around the housing. Compare that with this picture of a saw being adverised as a Husqvarna 395xp, but is a fake.....
......note also how the fake has a rubber blanking plate above the fuel filler cap at rear of body near handle......a genuine saw does not have this. Note also the difference in size and shape of the decal (sticker) with "Husqvarna 395xp" on the genuine saw, compared to the much smaller (and totally differently shaped) decal on the fake "395xp Husqvarna".

2. In this photo of a fake saw note how the saw shows bare aliminium of saw engine casting below the exhaust in the frontal view, then compare it with the genuine saw at top of page.

3. Sticking with the fake pictured, note that the bar has no HUSQVARNA logo or script on the bar, a genuine Husqvarna saw (new) is ALWAYS fitted with a genuine Husqvarna bar, this has the logo and a script saying Husqvarna upon it. The picture below shows a genuine Husqvarna bar from our stock
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4. On many fakes they will have the Logo etc on bar, however, a dead giveaway is that these Logos are almost always in the form of vinyl graphics, a genuine bar has this painted on.............if you can peel the word Husqvarna or the Logo off, it's a fake bar 100% certain. Of course by the time you do this you will be a few hundred pounds poorer......

5. Notice the quite distictive "hump" for the air cleaner housing on the genuine saw here....... ..and the absence of the black securing knob in the fake shown below. A genuine saw has the air cleaner housing secured with phillips screws, a fake (usually Chinese) saw has air filter housing held on by a rotary knob........


Here is a saw frequently used as basis for fakes the counterfeiting takes place after the saw leaves the manufacturer.
This saw is a 52cc PN5200 made by Ningbo Interstar Co Ltd, a reputable Chinese factory, who are not involved in the counterfeiting of these saws.

Now it is only fair to point out that many sellers of these saws will state that they believe they may be fakes, that is fair and well, but you must be aware that these fakes are not even a good copy. A Husky 395xp is a very large 95cc saw with 7hp engine, these fakes are typically 50-52cc and at best 3hp. A REAL 395xp retails for £750-900 new, a decent Chinese saw like the PN5200 retails for £75-100...............

If it seems too good to be true.....it usually is.