Sharpe, its an interesting piece for sure, with the so-called Type X chain. The dagger seems fine to me from what I can see, although I can't personally come to terms with the motto etch, can't say I've seen one this rough, even on a M36. There is a current thread in the SS section which shows this motto pattern, and is more to the definition and detail I would expect to see.

Let's see what the others have to say...

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