I am not a "big" GO collector, in fact I have none�
In any case, I have "studied up" and I believe this dagger to be original.
The issue here is the age old "original TR" vs. "textbook" issue. In my humble opinion.
The idea of something being original to the TR period is the REAL issue. A piece being "100% textbook" is a "sub-category" of original TR pieces.
I.E. all "100% textbook" pieces are from the TR period, but not all TR period pieces are 100% textbook.
I think that this piece falls into the: original TR period dagger which is not completely textbook.
The gap between "TR original" and "100% textbook" is the grey area of this hobby which causes the types of discussions that we have here.
I guess this is a very long way of saying; I like the dagger, but I understand if not everyone does.
All the best and good hunting,
Johnny
