nice ss dagger, maker E.P.&Söhne, original?

[Andy Van...]

SS dagger

I guess it's time for school again, is the maker mark OK?

I thought, the right knee should have a "V"
the hammer should be square and filled
the & in E.P.& S. should be smaller than the letters....

Did I hear the teacher wrong and take bad notes in class that day?

[JR.]

What exactly do we call that style of pommel nut ?

What exactly do we call that style of pommel nut ?

My thoughts exactly.

[JR.]

Where is the Roman numeral district mark ?

[JR.]

Why all the abrasive horizontal scratches to the top crossguard on what normally would be smooth nickel fittings ? Steelwool cleaning ?

[kingtiger]

Run Forrest...RUN

Totally bogus maker mark and pommel nut and, etc ,etc.

Mark

[SwordFish]

What exactly do we call that style of pommel nut ?

It's the low-profile, aerodynamic pommel..less drag when running for waf-ss troopers...I think...then again, probably not.

Tommy Boy

[casey76]

so what now???
Is this dagger original or not????

It's the low-profile, aerodynamic pommel..less drag when running for waf-ss troopers...I think...then again, probably not.

Tommy Boy

[Ed Sunday]

So far it's not looking to good.

[Serge M.]

Note how distressed the metal is on the hanger but the leather is minty.

-wagner-

[BobI]

Wow! I guess these are getting scary, I see the differences now. Superficially, WOW! We need to be really careful these days!
Best Wishes,
Bob

[JR.]

Bob, I'm not ready to give up on this dagger yet........... but there definitely is some challenges as noted by several of the members.

[BobI]

Thanks JR!
There are many parts of the dagger I like and some now as pointed out I do not. I have to pull out some more vertical hangers but I do notice on the one buy me the rivets are different. I always feel better with a “hands on” vs. pictures.
Talk soon,
Bob

[JR.]

This is the motto etch on a Pack M33 SS. Perhaps one of the collectors could put my photo together with the one that started this topic, to see how they stack up.

[JR.]

The trademark is quite different, but then again we know that this firm used several on at least their SA pieces.