diplomatic dagger

[thor62]

hello
is anybody, have look or have in collection, a diplomatic or government dagger with damast blade?????
other question, in my books, i have only eickhorn and alcoso for marker of this daggers, but i have look one puma, so is it possible to have others marks?
and julius krebs is typical copy or possible good?
THANKS
karl

[Nolan]

I have also seen a Puma on a dealer site and also unmarked, authentic? you tell me.

Nolan

[lakesidetrader]

Puma and unmarked examples are out there, as well DD Harris, a well known and trustworthy source turned up a Pack several years ago.
Hope that helps

[thor62]

here is bad pics of one krebs.
is it typical copy?
wood on handle, mark on all parts...

[thor62]

other pics very bad sorry

[lakesidetrader]

Hi Karl.
1st off the dagger you show is a Government Official, not a diplomatic. You can tell by the direction in which the crossguard eagle head faces. The Krebs you show does have problems. 1st off the color of those grip plates should be a red flag to you. Those off color white grip plates are often seen on fakes. In my experience 99% of original GO's and Diplo's employ a yellow tone of grip plate.
Look at the eagle's belly, most repros are "overweight".
Finally look at the scabbard bands. See the poor detail? Check too the direction the leaves grow. There are a few dealer sites out there that show all these features well so you know what to look for. Please be careful, buying one of these daggers is not for the faint of heart and might be worth considering buying from a trusted source and not an auction site.
Good luck in your quest!

[thor62]

thanks very much!
i have make 350 kilometers for look in hands the dagger,
i have find very poor dagger, so absolutely
the seller is 100% sur that he have found this dagger in detection in normandie....
i have my books with and make a little history of this dagger and finally little fight with him because for me it's a poor copy and him, it's a very good and beautiful dagger
karl