I agree the expertise is impossible due to the poor quality of pictures but that is what the owner provide me. By the way I think he is honest and doesn't want to hide anything.
I agree the expertise is impossible due to the poor quality of pictures but that is what the owner provide me. By the way I think he is honest and doesn't want to hide anything.
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
Yes I noticed that once the blade was cleaned It was impossible to enlarged the pics. Frustrating!! But I think he is just an old man with no bad intentions. I know him from a Facebook militaria group. All his pictures are blurry. He has got a complete collection of dagger coming from his father. I only purchase the Puma heer dagger (posted on the forum) from him. The prices he asked are much too high now. Thank you all for your knowledge!
I think Larry's thoughts are spot on with this dagger. If you have no suspicion that the owner is trying to fool you (or anyone) with this dagger, that's fine. We are only trying to determine whether the dagger is correct for what it is supposed to be.
To make a correct and final determination as to authenticity, I think better pictures would absolutely be needed with such a dagger that is quite expensive (if period produced) and often faked.
Larry's observation about the grip eagle appearing to have wood filler is a concern as well. Even if the dagger is period, a poorly done repair only lessens the value. These are good things to consider with any dagger purchase, especially a big ticket item like this.
I don't believe in this dagger in question, nor the story& dagger from this u.s. dealer.
Regards Gerd
Given the really bad quality of the images there is no guarantee that my interpretation of the images is 100% correct - but I am reminded of the fake "etching" on the "Hühnlein NSKK High Leader" fakes. I tried to enhance the images a little, but there is not much you can do if somebody does not want to expend the effort to take some at least partially decent photos. Best Regards, Fred
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