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Yupper- I think the best is yet to come. Very sweet. Do you think the portapee is period applied?
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Nice pick-up!! I would say the portapee is orginal just by the way the fraying on it is.
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Yes. It was almost glued to the grip. I'm also convinced that the knot in the cord of the porteppe was last tied by the SS officer. Done so to prevent cord "slippage".
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I will agree. It makes sense.I just love it when pieces are dug out of the woodwork.
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Thanks Rick. I feel the same way. There's something about these "woodwork" finds that really makes them special. Never seeing a collection, dealer or gun show makes them have this unique "time capsule' effect. Oh yes, before anybody asks, I'm NOT cleaning it. -serge-
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I just love the patina Very nice catch!! Best regards,
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Nice one Serge - what's the blade like?
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Thank You Trigger and Russell! The blade is not bad, but not great. I'll take a photo of it tomorrow and post it.
Best of the Treasure Hunt, -serge-
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Serge ....... It's a Great Looking SS 36!!
You'll have to find it a loving home... Dave/dblmed
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Thanks Dave! I had a feeling you would like it. It's got a good home with me admiring it everyday on my wall in my home office. Dave....I believe it's a type 3 (X) Best to All, -serge-
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW, what a great catch and wonderful dagger. How do you hire a picker.
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Wow Serge, now that is a sweet piece!
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Serge that is a classic type II. The so-called type 3 or X has a separator in the nose.
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Thats not a separator,it's a booger.
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WOW! Great find there Serge! CONGRATS! Johnny
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Serge, good job on it! It's really a good feeling to both have a bite, and subsequently are able to land it. Richt on!
My last was an EK1 and prior to that a few SAs. I've kind of given up now however. But I guess, every so often, a nice hit pops up. And a nice '36 is a really nice hit!
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Looks pretty good to me Serge!
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I sure wish I could find one like that..right out of the woodwork. That is such a nice one. You did well. Mark
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Because of the net, everyones an "expert". I've had some people come up with absolutely ridiculous prices. This person came accross a plain, beat up Eickhorn Wrangel. Rusty scabbard, pitted blade, 0% gilting on hilt. Just a bad example. They wanted $700 for it. They said, "a search of google led me to this guy Tom Johnons site and he sells these for about $1000". I almost sneezed at this woman. Needless to say, i walked away from her and she could not fathom I wasnt interested. Unreal. "experts" everywhere
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Thank you Russell and Mark. It's my 1st "woodwork" 36 SS. They are tough to find like this anymore. SA's no, chained SS's yes. At least for me. Sword-Fish, To follow up on your "expert" post, I would like to state that this was a similar experience on the above dagger. In the initial contact with the seller we exchanged phone numbers. He proceeds to tell me how he found it out of a Vets estate outside of Placerville, California. How untouched it is, all original, yada ..yada.. Then when we get into discussing price he tells me: "But hey Serge, this is a CHAINED SS dagger! You clean this puppy up and do a couple of things to it and YOU can get $10,000 for it!" "Cus are you fimiliar with Wittmann & Johnson? That's what they get for theirs." I left the guy with a price I would pay and walked away from it. Thinking I would never hear from him again. About three weeks later...he emails me saying "OK" he needs some cash to buy out an estate. What happened in those 3 weeks we can only wonder. Thought you guys would like to hear "the rest of the story." -Serge-
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