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    I read somewhere these knives are fakes and they were never used during WWII. Is this true? Do they have any value?
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    I have been seeing these for the last 20 some years, I have always wondered about these knives also.

    Brian

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    Total fantasy knife - never German military issue.

    However, the design did exist in reality.

    Joseph Rodgers applied for a patent for a metal pantograph knife in the nineteenth century.

    There was also I believe a patent in Germany in the 1920s.

    The SS marked knives are valueless to a collector.

    Find a authenticated Rodgers version and you will be a rich man !

    Richie

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    This is a fantasy knife good looking, but not the real deal.

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    As already stated, these are fantasy items dating from the 1970's. Curiously enough, they do have a value. Some people like them for what they are and i have seen them sell for up to $100. Crazy if you ask me, but there you go....

    Cheers, Ade.

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    The first time I saw these was when Sussex Armoury were selling them back in the 80's.

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    They retail for $18.00 on several sites and I have seen them as low as $10.00. They are total fantasy Third Reich knives.

    Bob Hritz

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    Quote by Bob Hritz View Post
    They retail for $18.00 on several sites and I have seen them as low as $10.00. They are total fantasy Third Reich knives.

    Bob Hritz
    That's really what they are worth, more or less, though only as a curiosity.........
    Regards,


    Steve.

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