Hi Ivan.. Great Photos..will allow sharper eyes to prevail. I like the gilt on the crescent logo on the blade. Wait for more opinions. Nice find Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!! - Larry C
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
Ivan just my 2 cents:
the crossguard of an Applikants dagger, the eagle beak of an Argentina export dirk made by Herder in the late 19th century...it would not be surprised if this would turn out to be a strange fake......
Here my Herder dirk, look at the hilt style and look at this applikants dagger....
I dont know, but i have my concerns, i could be totaly wrong but its not something i would buy..
Regards,
Ger
Artists rendition... sometimes can be confusing when these articles were created..as artists were plentiful and the best representation was chosen. We have seen many variants of the same one thing ...but each separate by the producer. Not all will be the same unless it all came from the same source.
my 3cents
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!! - Larry C
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
Thanks guys
I already returned this piece,but I found one similar for sale here
Guard Dagger around 1900 [SUUM CUIQUE] by WKC Solingen
Hi Ivan,
that one is an even worse fake, at least your dedication has been spelled correctly
The one you point out to has 2 big mistakes: the biggest ist the French word for King= Roi, ( they came up with= Roy......what they did after that is even funnier: Chafseurs....instead of chasseur ( Hunter)
Im glad you could return the darn thing, case closed i guess
i will post the picture of the darn fake before the link will vanish....
Regards,
Ger
Ivan i digged into this thing a bit, as it has the appikants kind of crossguard it came somehow a bit familiar to me, i had seen it on some auction.
I was able to find that one and i can now tell you what this dagger is:
Hirschfänger für einen Oberjäger preußische Jäger-Bataillone
I have found two so far, like the applikants dagger they are rare and expensive and as proven above they are copied.
The originals both have no maker mark.
Here to compare:
Regards
Ger
Thanks Ger
It's scary what fakers can do these days
Regards
Ivan
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