dealer question

[awo41]

I'm toatally dumb on daggers but kind of neen one for my collection who is a good reputable dealer to buy from ? I hope this does not offend anyone

[Shenkursk]

There are many good choices. Among them, Ron Weinand and Craig Gottlieb normally have good selections, and can be found right here on the forum. Houston Coates also tends to have some very nice daggers at the midwestern area militaria shows. I am sure others will have some good suggestions for you as well.

[Daggerob]

My personal favorite dealer is Paul Hogle at...

http://www.lakesidetrader.com/

...good prices, friendly, responsive, all around good service.

His website has great tutorials about how to buy edged weapons for beginners that are certianly worth looking at.

[sdp]

If you're looking for a Dealer in the US, I thoroughly recommend Brian at:

http://www.militarycollectiblesinc.com/

He has so many daggers, they're priced accordingly and his descriptions are spot on.

He ships fast and he doesn't rip you off with postage costs...

... and for us overseas Buyers, he ships how we want him too, (if you know what I mean).

[Larry Lipps]

There's no shortage of good dealers to choose from but as regular contributors to this forum, I think Paul and Ron are good choices.

[Anthony N]

I am totally new to collecting Militaria & want a dagger, have done a lot of research & still not made my first purchase. I have studied all about fakes & studied dealers on the web with the help of this forum.
The most detailed advice i have ever seen on the Net regarding fake daggers is from a dealer, Lakeside Trader, in my opinion he would be a good place to buy for that fact.
Also, Craig Gottlieb has a good name on here because his money back guarentee actually means something.
Otherwise, the 3 most used dealers by users of this forum are Netlev Neimann, Ruptured Duck & Collector's Guild. There is a thread about it on the community board which is well worth reading.

[sdp]

I purchased from Dan at the Collectors Guild only last week. So far, it's been a good transaction.

All Dealer's should be offering a life time guarantee, as long as you don't alter the item in any way.

Welcome to the forum antwhiplash.

[Stu W]

Lakeside Trader for me!

I have purchased 8 edged weapons and numerous medals and awards from Paul Hogle and each has exceeded my expectations. Always delivered on time, well packaged and protected. Great guy to deal with.

Regards,

Stu

[Mat Holloway]

johnsonreference
and tom wittman have a good inventory and are very knowledgeable on edged weapons.

[Anthony N]

Welcome to the forum antwhiplash.

Thanks sdp, really enjoying it in here, lots of real friendly & helpful people, lets face it, i've got a hell of a lot to learn!

[JasonS]

johnsonreference
and tom wittman have a good inventory and are very knowledgeable on edged weapons.

Agreed.

I have purchased from forum members here such as JR. and Ed Anderson jr. with excelent service from both.

[Nakida]

My personal favorite dealer is Paul Hogle at...

http://www.lakesidetrader.com/

...good prices, friendly, responsive, all around good service.

His website has great tutorials about how to buy edged weapons for beginners that are certianly worth looking at.

I agree 100% with Robert , Paul at Lakeside is a true guy and have an excellent service.
I have bought several daggers from him without any problem at all, including smooth safe shipping from Canada to Sweden. I think Paul have very reasonable prices as well.

Sam,

[John_B]

Try Andrew Gates I've always found him helpfull and polite
here's a link http://www.military-collectables.com/
John

[steve h]

agree with john above. andrew gates is good, i was the first to buy off his newly launched re-vamped website, and as a thank-you he didn`t charge me for postage or packing. good guy. steve

[Billy G]

I purchased a great bayonet from Andrew several months ago and found him terrific to deal with.