Bob Hunter and Tim Dauncey are definitely very passionate collectors who I respect, and who I enjoy a strong personal relationship with. So in this one single case (historians take note), Kingtiger and I agree. In fact, I believe this SA that Kingtiger mentions was the Large Oval Eickhorn that I sold him.

I don't think anyone can argue that Tom Wittmann's books on Army, Navy, Luftwaffe, and SS, elevated the hobby's understanding of each dagger-type. This is especially true of the Army and Luftwaffe book. I hope that Mike Mc and Wittmann will get together and collaborate. I think the Wittmann reference, and the collecting community, would benefit from seeing Mike's research incorporated into the book. I do believe, however, that the more books on a subject, the better the overall understanding of that subject becomes.


Craig Gottlieb
Founder, German Daggers Dot Com
www.cgmauctions.com