The AL PAPARELLI arried in the mail today and I was very pleased. The finish on the scabbard is 100 percent with one ding. The hilt and pommel show wear but the wood is good as are the screws. It has two Waffen amps on the pommel and one on the nob on the scabbard. The numbers match and look great. The stamping is awesome (This is my first matching No. bayo, so I'm pretty proud). The blade has been polished to the point where almost all the original bluing is gone, that's the rough part, but I knew that going in. Now if I can just get some more provenance. I'm working on that. Thanks everybody for the help and advice!