Estand............

[JR.]

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Seller may need your assistance.................

[The Red Baron]

As a curiosity what are the obvious give aways? The Spine looks very sharp? The fittings look almost wood based or something tan colored????....

[Serge M.]

JR, Could he just made a "fat-finger" error and ment $22.25 ?

-wagner-

[rbminis]

For me, the motto etch is not even.

[N.C. Wyeth]

My first one-hundred-dollar hint - take a close look at the crossguards . . .

Do you think the seller is simply not aware that the dagger has issues? If so, it would only be kind to openly offer our assistance, right?

[patrice]

The blade is not right and neither is the RZM marked blade, a complete fake IMO.

Sorry for the bad news.

[TheReichStuff]

Could you please explain? I put a ruler to it and its even across. More importantly I got it from a neighbor vet who I have known my whole life. Lets say it is a fake, were they really making fakes this good back before 1958? Thats the only time my family has not seen this dagger.

[rbminis]

If you look at the line that I have added to the centerline of the grind, then examine the letters "e" throughout the motto, you will see what I am talking about.

[777]

Out of woodwork? Hmmm, I compared it to mine (out of real woodwork in Berlin area) and they look totally different (materials, construction, etching details and position).

[The Red Baron]

Ive never seen a real rZm mark like that? What is the base of the crossguard under the plating?

[777]

There are real RZM marks like that actually, but here the logo is too far away from the crossguard plus there are small differences in details.

[N.C. Wyeth]

What is the base of the crossguard under the plating?

It's an alloy of copper and zinc . . .

[TheReichStuff]

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Thanks all for the information

[ValhallaMilitaria]

The proportions seem a bit off to me as well, handle seems too big, scabbard fittings seem malformed...its just 'off'.