I think some collectors worry about that early Eickhorn mark simply because they don't come up too often, and secondly they do appear on fake blades, I think they were attributed to Attwood, maybe early Reddick. The fakes of the early vintage were extremely well done... also appearing on Rohms, usually in the wrong position, but very well executed. Original marks of this vintage are most desirable, Roys example is beautiful.
The Spanish fakes are mostly from the 70's, although there are so many bad blades now its hard to pinpoint timeframes on them, especially with sellers trying to age them to pass them off as period war trophies.
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