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    #1

    ebay dagger help

    hi
    i need some help with thease two daggers i found on the bay both are local to oz, ihave asked for more pics of the diplomat dagger but he wont send them to me? weird the other looks to be a rad dagger i sent him a detailed email about the diffrent types of dagger and how this was not a luft dagger (eather type)

    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ORIGINAL-WW2-...QQcmdZViewItem


    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ultra-Scarce-...QQcmdZViewItem


    anywho thanks
    dread
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    Stay away from the Diplo...if you are looking for a reproduction, you can find one that is being sold as a reproduction for less. One of these with any alteration or replacement parts will be difficult to do anything with in the future.

    The RAD Leader looks okay from the pictures, but the chipped grip will haunt you for the rest of your life and you will likely never find a replacement grip plate, let alone one that fits and matches the color of the other plate.

    I would save my money

    My two cents',
    Skip
    Last edited by Skipper Greenwade; 01-15-2006, 01:08 AM.

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      #3
      The Diplomat is 100% fake.

      The Rad is worth a closer look.
      At Rathau on the Aller, the CO of 5th Royal Tanks advanced on foot to take a cautious look into the town before his tanks moved in. He encountered one of his own officers, a huge Welshman named John Gwilliam who later captained his country's rugby team, 'carrying a small German soldier by the scruff of his neck, not unlike a cat with a mouse.' The Colonel said: 'Why not shoot him?' Gwilliam replied in his mighty Welsh voice: 'Oh no, sir. Much too small.'

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        #4
        thanks to you both for the good info,yea i might look into the RAD blade the only problem is the grip,it is damaged and yea thats going o bother me a bit however it might lower the price quite a bit.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Skipper Greenwade
          Stay away from the Diplo...if you are looking for a reproduction, you can find one that is being sold as a reproduction for less. One of these with any alteration or replacement parts will be difficult to do anything with in the future.

          The RAD Leader looks okay from the pictures, but the chipped grip will haunt you for the rest of your life and you will likely never find a replacement grip plate, let alone one that fits and matches the color of the other plate.

          I would save my money

          My two cents',
          Skip
          you may be right i think the rad may be fake to boot the two ebay pics are bad but one clearly shows the chip and the back of the grip when comparing with a known original i noticed something that bugs me,both have a spiral grove that wraps round the handle and the detail at the back of the eagle head feather lines? the known original is different from the ebay blade ie both the spiral and the feather lines on the original stop hafe way and sort of form a
          ridge across the entire handle back,the ebay blade has the same spiral and featherlines however they do not stop and are unbroken
          i dont know if that makes sence but its enough to turn me off

          http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...Officers+Hewer
          this is a link to the known original

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            #6
            Not sure I understand what you are saying dread but here is the spine of mine for comparison.
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            At Rathau on the Aller, the CO of 5th Royal Tanks advanced on foot to take a cautious look into the town before his tanks moved in. He encountered one of his own officers, a huge Welshman named John Gwilliam who later captained his country's rugby team, 'carrying a small German soldier by the scruff of his neck, not unlike a cat with a mouse.' The Colonel said: 'Why not shoot him?' Gwilliam replied in his mighty Welsh voice: 'Oh no, sir. Much too small.'

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              #7
              Originally posted by David C
              Not sure I understand what you are saying dread but here is the spine of mine for comparison.
              sorry about that..what i was trying to say was the ebay dagger and the comparison dagger have diffrent spines because the grips are made in diffrent ways

              looking at your spine (very nice pic buy the way) i realize that the ebay bade may infact be real

              thanks for your help
              dread

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                #8
                No problem dread.

                I am not saying that the ebay piece is genuine but from what I can see of it I think it MAY be.

                Better pics would be required to say anymore than that.

                Cheers,
                David.
                At Rathau on the Aller, the CO of 5th Royal Tanks advanced on foot to take a cautious look into the town before his tanks moved in. He encountered one of his own officers, a huge Welshman named John Gwilliam who later captained his country's rugby team, 'carrying a small German soldier by the scruff of his neck, not unlike a cat with a mouse.' The Colonel said: 'Why not shoot him?' Gwilliam replied in his mighty Welsh voice: 'Oh no, sir. Much too small.'

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                  #9
                  Always stay away from blades marked with BERLIN as the city in the maker mark..

                  These are repro's.

                  George

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by David C
                    No problem dread.

                    I am not saying that the ebay piece is genuine but from what I can see of it I think it MAY be.

                    Better pics would be required to say anymore than that.

                    Cheers,
                    David.

                    thanks dave
                    i have asked him for more pics however he cant send anymore out for some techical reason....thats not a good sign

                    dread

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by georgecl
                      Always stay away from blades marked with BERLIN as the city in the maker mark..

                      These are repro's.

                      George

                      thanks for the good advice

                      dread

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by dread
                        ..i have asked him for more pics however he cant send anymore out for some techical reason....thats not a good sign
                        Indeed.

                        In that case forget about it, it's not worth the risk.

                        Cheers,
                        David.
                        At Rathau on the Aller, the CO of 5th Royal Tanks advanced on foot to take a cautious look into the town before his tanks moved in. He encountered one of his own officers, a huge Welshman named John Gwilliam who later captained his country's rugby team, 'carrying a small German soldier by the scruff of his neck, not unlike a cat with a mouse.' The Colonel said: 'Why not shoot him?' Gwilliam replied in his mighty Welsh voice: 'Oh no, sir. Much too small.'

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by georgecl
                          Always stay away from blades marked with BERLIN as the city in the maker mark..

                          These are repro's.
                          Not strictly true Haco were Berlin based and marked but, yes, many fakes are marked 'Berlin' and even 'Germany'.
                          At Rathau on the Aller, the CO of 5th Royal Tanks advanced on foot to take a cautious look into the town before his tanks moved in. He encountered one of his own officers, a huge Welshman named John Gwilliam who later captained his country's rugby team, 'carrying a small German soldier by the scruff of his neck, not unlike a cat with a mouse.' The Colonel said: 'Why not shoot him?' Gwilliam replied in his mighty Welsh voice: 'Oh no, sir. Much too small.'

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                            #14
                            Hi David,

                            I forgot about HACO..Berlin..

                            Thanks
                            George

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