Gov. Officials dagger help wanted!!!

[Peppe864]

Hi! This is not my area, is this the real deal or just another fake?

[bill stiffler]

Hi, This is called the pot bellied fake. Notice how fat the grip is.

regards, Bill

[bill stiffler]

Holler Berlin trademark is another giveaway.

regards, Bill

[Peppe864]

thanks for the fast help, appriciated!!

[GaryMJ]

This one is a Spanish copy, the early fakes still had Holler Solingen. The potbellied repro is actually a pretty good copy and has the faux mother of pearl grip plates and the correct construction. They are far superior to the Spanish fakes and quite convincing, I think they were made in the UK quite early on. They have a wide birth to the grip, hence potbellied.

Red

[Seiler]

Definitely NOT made in UK,but your typical Spanish POS.
Seiler (Yank in UK)

[colt45s]

white plastic handle , 2 round mold marks on the back of the eagle, there is an even cheaper one around

[Eric Hall]

Its actualy a pretty poor copy of a Diplomat dagger,, the pommel eagle and the cross guard eagle are looking in different directions on a diplo dagger. The Berlin is an instant red flag on any Third Reich dagger.

[RussellM]

The Berlin is an instant red flag on any Third Reich dagger.

Haco on SA's and Burgsmuller on NPEA's are a couple of 'Berlin' exceptions.

Regards
Russell

[Seiler]

That swirl pattern on the scabbard is another dead
give away.
Seiler (yank in uk)

[BOB K. (RKSS)]

Look at the Face of the Eagle on crossguard > looks like a Buzzard! Also, grip panels should be Mother-of-Pearl pattern > not solid white plastic.

[mametz]

More like a camel Bob.
Regards
Mametz