LW Dagger

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Nolan: Sorry but my first sentence was superfluous as I am aware that you already know this.

[Nolan]

Nolan: Take another look at that crossguard and you will notice that the leave pattern is different from the generic pattern. This is why I believe the entire dagger is a WKC product.
WKC scabbards also had only one screw to hold the throat assembly in place. This makes me believe that someone not knowing this tried to drill a screw hole on the other side of the scabbard in an effort to install another screw. In the process the drill bit slipped making this gouge mark. Drilling a hole in the scabbard requires proper tooling ( drill press with a holding jig, and a special drill bit) apparently not available to the 'fixer'.

Hi Manfred, with regard to the scabbard my assumption was based on the leaf pattern of the bands, definitely generic, though the shell possibly a WKC product, not up to speed on screw placements. I do agree that the gouge is most likely a drill run, could have been avoided using the right kind of drill bit as used in the automotive and aerospace industries where freehand drilling is a requirement, they are known as needle point or anti slip bits, just a bit of useless info mate .