Hello, I do have exactly the same thoughts Oleg67 has.
Due to the overall patination and the correctness of all other parts it is assumable that the crossguard would also be correct. But it is a sloppy one, commonly not typical for H�RSTERs.
Regards,


wotan, gd.c-b#105

"Never look for sqare eggs" as a late owner of an original FHH-dagger used to say.