FJS, I think you already know what some of my feelings are as regards the quality control of some of the daggers. With over 2500 hits - I�m also fairly certain that among the SA/NSKK plus Cognoscenti/Specialists out there - some of them have answers to your questions.
In the interim I will PM you with the information on the book (which I think I am interpreting correctly.) But what I really would like to see is some input from some others. To either corroborate or refute some of these technical matters like the dates etc.
PS: I think Bob�s (RFI) point is well taken. But there is a flip side to that coin as well. How many thousands of items that have spent years and years in collections are found out to be fakes? On forums such as this one? FP
