Trying to identify a dagger

**DuckDodgers** · 01-07-2012, 04:18 AM

The attached pictures are of an unknown dagger, that suggests the style of RAD daggers. It was aquired along with a HJ Armband that appears genuine. I'm not so sure about this dagger. I has no idea what the white material insert is in the handle. The eagles are more stylized than others I can compare it to, and the mark appears to be "HOLLER BERLIN" (terrible picture, and if it will help, can be retried), which may suggest an early post-war Spanish knock-off.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 01-07-2012 04:18 AM

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**rbminis** · 01-07-2012, 05:05 AM

Quite possibly a copy of a government officials dagger. Holler is a known maker of this type of dagger. A better photo of the maker's mark would be helpful in determining if it is.
Ralph.

**Eric Zentner** · 01-07-2012, 05:20 AM

It is a bad fake and here is a link to one like it........Redirect Notice....

Eric

**DuckDodgers** · 01-07-2012, 05:56 AM

Excellent, as I suspected. Just to be sure, here's the best I can do with the hallmark...three little tries.

**gerrit** · 01-07-2012, 08:55 AM

Cheap copy as stated above, brushed blade, not a cross grained blade.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 01-07-2012, 12:32 PM

As soon as you said "Berlin" on the makers mark this condemed it as fake.

Cheers, Ade.

**DuckDodgers** · 01-07-2012, 04:01 PM

Yea, that's what I figured with the Holler mark, Ade. I just wanted to know what it was supposed to be...given it seemed to be a knock-off of something. Thanks guys!