Hey guys,
I was at a flea market this weekend and talked to a friend/pawn shop owner there who often brings me pieces he has come across. This weekend he had some unique things like a Red Cross leader, RAD Leader and a land customs. I was most interested in the land customs; it was in pretty great shape with all aluminum fittings. All the leather intact, beautiful on the scabbard and just worn some on the grip having lost some of its color and the grain. The blade was great as well no spotting lots of grain and a perfect tip. It was not maker marked. Really neat though was the MINT set of hangers that he had with it. It all looked really good but I don't know much about these less common daggers. He is asking 2000 for the Customs and hangers which seems like an extremly good deal? I just don't normally like buying non maker marked pieces for the obvious reasons, but with a rarer piece like this I figured it might not be as great a concern, he is also asking only 1500 for the RAD leader. I know without pics and such its hard to say, but I would really like to add the customs to my collection. Opionions?
I was at a flea market this weekend and talked to a friend/pawn shop owner there who often brings me pieces he has come across. This weekend he had some unique things like a Red Cross leader, RAD Leader and a land customs. I was most interested in the land customs; it was in pretty great shape with all aluminum fittings. All the leather intact, beautiful on the scabbard and just worn some on the grip having lost some of its color and the grain. The blade was great as well no spotting lots of grain and a perfect tip. It was not maker marked. Really neat though was the MINT set of hangers that he had with it. It all looked really good but I don't know much about these less common daggers. He is asking 2000 for the Customs and hangers which seems like an extremly good deal? I just don't normally like buying non maker marked pieces for the obvious reasons, but with a rarer piece like this I figured it might not be as great a concern, he is also asking only 1500 for the RAD leader. I know without pics and such its hard to say, but I would really like to add the customs to my collection. Opionions?
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