From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Replica
Replica
is now on display at the Science Museum in London, Eng-
land. A second example is Stephenson’s Rocket where a
replica was built in 1979, following the original design
fairly closely, but with some adaptations.
One definition of "replica" has emerged that defines
one as a copy of an original object, that can only be made
by the original company[citation needed] (or corporate de-
scendant) of the firm that made the original object; any
other sort of copy of an original object would be called a
"reproduction" instead[citation needed].
However, replicas have often been used illegally for
forgery, counterfeits, fakes especially of money and
coins, but also commercial merchandise such as designer
label clothing, luxury bags and accessories, and luxury
The replica Difference Engine No. 2 in the Science Museum, watches. In arts or historic cars, the term "replica" is
London. used for a non-original recreation, sometimes hiding its
real identity.
A replica is a copy closely resembling the original con- Because of gun ownership restrictions in some lo-
cerning its shape and appearance. An inverted replica cales, gun collectors often create non-functional legal
complements the original by filling its gaps. It can be a replicas of illegal firearms. Such replicas are also pre-
copy used for historical purposes, such as being placed in ferred to real firearms when used as a prop in a stage per-
a museum. Sometimes the original never existed. For ex- formance, generally for safety reasons.
ample, Difference Engine No. 2, designed by Charles Bab- A prop replica is an authentic-looking duplicate of a
bage in the 19th century, was reconstructed from origi- prop from a video game, movie or television show.
nal drawings studied by Allan Bromley in the 1980s and
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