Luftwaffe dagger 1st model, Robert Klaas

[spencer88]

I bought this dagger 3 days ago, I think its genuine, but not sure.

Can anyone confirm if its real or fake?
I post more pic soon

Its my first post, but not the last i hope!!

[spencer88]

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[spencer88]

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[spencer88]

Luftwaffe 1st model, Robert Klaas....Real or Fake?

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[Ron Weinand]

Scabbard leather is not a Klaas product IMO.

[spencer88]

Scabbard leather is not a Klaas product IMO.

Hi Ron!

Ok, you think dagger and scabbard is from the "right" time era,
but the scabbard is not from Robt Klaas?

It can be right, scabbard fittings are a little more "silverish" than the
crossguard and pommel

My hope is that it is a early scabbard and dagger model from Robt Klaas...

[Ron Weinand]

Not an early one as the hilt fittings are definately mid-war style.

[spencer88]

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[colt45s]

the maker is not acid etched, the stamp looks sloppy

[spencer88]

the maker is not acid etched, the stamp looks sloppy

you mean its a repo/fake dagger?

[WW2-Collector]

Stamped mark is correct on the Klass 1st model. Scabbard leather does not match handle either recovered or the scabbard was married to the dagger

the maker is not acid etched, the stamp looks sloppy

[Ron Weinand]

Early Klaas 1st Luft

one from my collection. Early very heavy; silver fittings; s link chain attachments

[WW2-Collector]

Ron - Nice dagger mine is a mid period but has the triple grip wire like Ron’s

[Vaughan]

The fittings of the scabbard and dagger have the same tone and appearance. my guess is that the scabbard is original to the dagger but has been re-covered incorrectly. MM is OK but not a good strike. Whether you can be happy with it rather depends on how much you paid for it.

If you don`t have much invested then it may be worth getting a proper job done to restore the scabbard with the correct type of leather because apart from that it looks quite nice.

[Ron Weinand]

The hilt fittings are NOT early and so, as the scabbard fittings are early, this is a mixed piece and the thick bottom of the crossguard makes it a mid-production piece only. JMO