fighting Knife help

[Michael Kuligowski]

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[Michael Kuligowski]

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[djpool]

Michael,

Thanks for posting the pictures.Definately a variation of the knife I posted. Into the junk box it goes . Jim

[Glenn Barbaritz]

is there a way to tell if the scabbard is real or repro. I have a definate good Luft. #5 fighting knife with scabbard but all the scabbards look the same. how can you tell? Glenn

[Jeff V]

In my experience the real scabbards are painted with a very hard gloss or semi-gloss black paint. The above scabbard looks like the wrong shade of black color, also it appears that it will be easy to scrape off.The fakes I have examined at recent shows also do not have the quality of an original. Most of these knives were used hard and can be frequently found with the blades sharpened, and actually a little short if held up to a scabbard.
jeff

[Glenn Barbaritz]

In my experience the real scabbards are painted with a very hard gloss or semi-gloss black paint. The above scabbard looks like the wrong shade of black color, also it appears that it will be easy to scrape off.The fakes I have examined at recent shows also do not have the quality of an original. Most of these knives were used hard and can be frequently found with the blades sharpened, and actually a little short if held up to a scabbard.
jeff

thanks Jeff. Glenn