Whether it be a generic "A" or "B" crossguard is not all that important to me, as it would be an easy matter to get it fixed.
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However, the most important aspect has to be the blade, the heart and sould of this beautiful dagger.
How can we be certain that it is 100% original ?
No doubt that a hand inspection would be best.
However, it doesn't have some of the
typical red flags associated with known fakes.
Not an easy task by all means but not certain that I would throw it in the garbage either.