Thanks everyone, grinI picked it up in a large show in Timonium,Maryland.I must have picked up every Army Dagger there 2 or 3 times before I settled on that one,although at the time I was just trying to make sure I was getting a genuine dagger.Danny,you mentioned it looks mid-peroid,what makes you say that? I realize it takes a while of just handling them to see certain factors I imagine.....