RAD Hewer - Your Thoughts ?

[cjmpaintings]

Looking into this RAD Hewer which is currently $450. Is it worth this price in its condition? I would be grateful for anyone's opinion.

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[harti]

Hi cjmpaintings,

if this one is genuine it's cheap for my understanding.
Here in Germany you have to pay at least about $800 for a RAD hewer in similar condition.

harti

[Rossi]

CJM Paintings...She has that sweaty, unclean, dirty, war torn, salty, barn find, untouched & been there personality. Love it . From my knowledge & study of the Alcoso Model RAD Officer / Leader Hewer it looks to be fine to me. Common for there to be lifting of finish on pommel, crossguard and plating. For the price you mention it is a fair offer even in this condition. Value is always what your pocketbook is okay paying with. I would also look for a worn, weathered, sweaty & used set of leather hangers that match the age of this piece.

Here is a thread as well from one posted here last year about this time: RAD leaders hewer by Alcoso.

Also Lakesider Trader has some nice photos of a good Alcoso listed on their site as well for photo reference and comparison. Those are my thoughts. Good luck!

Rossi

[maximus71]

450? Don't walk to buy it...run!!!! Even in a salty condition they fetch a easy 1000 from dealers.

[Wagriff]

Looks genuine, but it's been crudely taken apart from the appearance of the screw heads on the sheath. The grip is in bizarrely rough condition-particularly the eagle head. Was it buried in a gravel pile? However, having said this, it is what it is-a Rad Leader's Hewer and as such is certainly worth the money stated. It's condition would not be for me, but it's a difficult piece to find in original shape. If you are interested in it, you could do worse than picking this one up.

[maximus71]

Price is auction so it's more then likely to go up.