R.A.D Hewer with all Brass fittings

[terry375]

Hi,
has any one come across one of these before its a alcos Hewer, but all the fittings and blade handle seem to be brass (of course it could just be over cleaning by the previous owner, but has any one out there seen anything similar.
Fake or real your advice would be appreciated.
Terry

[collecter]

Fittings should be nickle plated,also do'es it have RJAD in a triangle stamped in the blade?,If not it could be a spanish copy.I see your location is Kent,do you go to the militaria fair at Chatham dockyard,Dave Blackman is a collector and dealer of daggers and is usually there and could confirm wether its real or fake.
(fair is on 13th Dec.)

[terry375]

Thanks,
no the rad mark is missing from the blade so I think I will give this purchase a miss.
Ive never attended the chatham event, would you recomend it?

[collecter]

Not bad,though some months its 'swings and rounderbouts' for good items.You can can check out their website.[url]www.ukms2000.com