Adam, You are right as far as I am concerned, BUT, of all the daggers out there, the Land and Water Customs pieces that I have seen are really the lamest for detail. I do not have these in my hands yet, and haven't been able to really look at them. But the eagle really doesn't look that bad compared to the broken one I have which I KNOW is an original. I think they had some problems with the high melt temp of the aluminum or something which makes even the best original ones look totally crappy! The only thing that makes me even think these MIGHT be good is the fact that they are made of Aluminum and the guy I got them off of had them in a pile of parts he was getting rid of and told me these hadn't been touched since when he stopped collecting, over 30 years ago! I have NEVER seen a repro Land or Water customs made of the proper aluminum material.
