Gentlemen, thanks for your pictures and input.
Should have some tang pics in the next day or so. These pieces always concern me. However we must judge each piece individually, or else we miss an occasional good one. It looks like real damascus to me. Just off the top I don't like the patina of the blade, the lack of wear on the letters and the total lack of any residue between these raised letters. More to come. It is interesting that the piece is priced the same as a regular army dagger.
