SS Dagger with leather hanger.

[Van]

Hi all...
I have been offered this SS dagger which I know nothhhiiiinng about when it comes to SS. It has the standard RZM mark but the rzm is also written out below
.. strange.. wood handle.. is this a good dagger or a wanna be.... thanks for any help.
Van

[Van]

SS rune.

[Van]

eagle

[Van]

mark on the clip of hanger

[Van]

makers mark on the blade

[Van]

back of blade, sorry, I cant take a good shot of a dagger's blade for nothing...

[Van]

front with logo..

[Van]

more of a straight on shot..

[Col.Klink]

Doesn't look like any SS dagger I have ever seen before, but I am certainly no expert!

[Col.Klink]

From what I can tell, the grip doesn't looks it it is fitted very well, and as for teh RZM stamp on the hanger, RZM stamps shoulsd have a surounding circle around them (like on the balde). Just my opinion!

[Skyline Drive]

Dagger and hanger look fine to me. Light stamp to hanger. The only thing that looks a little odd is the thick pommel nut... but hey, it's an RZM. You see those things on late daggers.

[Skipper Greenwade]

I tend to agree...probably original, just typical RZM-period (crappy) quality. Note the relatively poor workmanship around the grip eagle and the late, plated fittings. On the plus side, the blade-to-crossguard fit is very good, the plating is still good, and the blade is in nice condition.

Best,
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[Van]

Thanks everyone for the replies...
Van