Need help with comparing two Heer daggers!

[locloc08]

Hi all, so I'm looking at two similar Heer daggers. One is a Carl Julius Krebs--the asking price is $350. The other is a Holler, also for $350. I know that Holler is a common maker. What can you tell me about Krebs as far as quality/scarcity/etc. I'm asking because, as you can see below, the scabbard on the Krebs is missing a loop, while the Holler's is intact. Would buying the Krebs for the same price be worth it given the maker? or are the similar enough that I should try for the perfectly intact example? Thanks, Tony

The Holler is in the first 8 pictures, the Krebs is in the last 5.

[locloc08]

Anyone? I would appreciate any help... Thanks!

[shadowwolf]

Not much help, but they are both well priced
Regards, Simon.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Never buy a dagger which is missing a part.

Go for the first one.

Cheers, Ade.

[locloc08]

Sound advice to be sure, Ade. Didn't know if the maker would potentially make the piece worth the price, even if not completely intact. Thanks, I'll try for the first.

[Walkwolf]

I'll go with Ade on this too. The complete dagger is the better buy,
and I don't think the difference between these makers
would affect the value much, if at all.

(I'd rather have the 'ding' than a missing ring.......!)


These are normally around $450/$500 today in my locale.