Review (4/5): Beautiful, but think twice if you have a thick beard.
This comb is definitely real, and mine had good color and marbling. It probably works well for fine beards. But It does not do much in my really coarse beard. I think that's because the spaces between the teeth are very narrow, narrower than what is typically found on a "little black comb". Because they're so narrow, it pulls and snags a bit. This comb would be 5 stars if it worked well for course beards.