Luftwaffe dagger

[German_military]

Hello!
Someone offered me this Luftwaffe dagger for sale.
I know there are a lot of replica's of this type of dagger (most very cheap), so I'd like to know what you think. Does it look original?

Sorry for the bad photo's.

Thanks!

Frank

[German_military]

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[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Frank, it is indeed a bad one. Always best to ask

The grips on these are rather fat compared with an original.

Always view any makers mark with "Berlin" as suspicious. Many repros use this instead of the original "Solingen".

The crossguard eagles can be very nicely detailed and are on occasion better than some originals I beleive.

Cheers, Ade.

[Lassi]

Hi i think it looks good, but lets her some others, regards Lassi

[David C]

Nope, a classic fake.

[Dutchknive]

BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, no doubts, the famous Berlin fak strikes again. Hopeless, how this fake can fool so often. Holler and Weyersberg NEVER had a city mark other than Solingen!!!, burn it, melt it down, and use the metal to make nails, to hammer the seller hands to his keybord!

[Lassi]

ok, always sad to be wrong, but also nice to learn som new stuff. Regards Lassi

[Skipper Greenwade]

I agree...total and complete, classic, postwar fake

Skip

[German_military]

Hello!

I thank you all for your help. You saved me again a lot of money.
For me it's not so bad(since I haven't bought the dagger) , but I really believe the seller did't knew he had a replica.

He should have became a member of the forum ........

Thanks!

Frank