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OK, I will go along. This is a post war Polish Technical Services dagger. Looks to be nickel plated. Also looks to be original to the period. Here is a link to the world daggers site with an example. http://www.worlddaggers.com/engine/inspect.asp?Item=211&Filter=GalleryThese were in service from 1952 to 1989. At that point the Polish Eagle was replaced with a smaller eagle with crown on the pommel. There are a lot of post 1989 daggers that were either modified or sold by the factory. Yours is not one of them Yours appears to be correct for the pre 1989 period. In the past, some dealers have listed these as "German Allies" dagger from WWII, but it did not exist until 1952 so it does not matter how many swastikas people put on them. They are post war. As to the materials, The Technical Services and pilots daggers are plated base metal and a leather covered scabbard. Early models numbered less than 16,000 are silver plated, after that, nickel plating. Past that, I don't remember.
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Your grip is correct including the chips on the rear. Something about their construction causes that.
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Many thanks Jim W for all the information provided, since it is a piece that was completely unknown, I am grateful, just out of curiosity, What price would this dagger in the market?
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Examples in better condition are not selling at $170.
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Thanks Jim W, apparently I think his white hilt is made of a plastic material, correct me if I am wrong.
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This is correct, very fragile plastic/composite.
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Many thanks Jim W, the truth is that you are solving all my doubts, do you know if they also disassemble like some German daggers? That is, if you have the top knob of your handle unscrewed.
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Correct, that little nob on top is a nut and unscrews. I think that is all you have to do. But it has been about 15 years since I took one apart. Some early daggers also use and internal nut. But if you can get the nob to unscrew without using plyers, it should come apart easily. Be careful when re assembling the dagger. That is where most of the plastic handle get chipped.
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You can find in better condition for parts on polish auction site.TB
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Thank you very much for helping me identify this dagger, it really was an example I had not seen before, kindly greeting colleagues.
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