Houston,
I agree that there will always be a question mark over the "Fat Man" hewer - and the existence of post-war Atwood examples (without the notch in the blade under the guard) has served only to muddy the waters.
I think it is a case of some of Atwood's bad apples destroying the reputation of all pieces. I will look to see if I can find an example of a Third Reich period blade with that specific form of the Krebs trade mark punched into the blade. Likewise, I am keen to see any post-war manufactured that bears the same trademark.
I still believe that my example, and others like it, are authentic and that they are probably from the early period. Has anybody got a Krebs catalogue from the early period, which might show the company trademark without the more usual oval surround?
fjs
