Ron: With respect, it is shameful that you would not acknowledge that this blade adheres to the standard etching quality found on almost all etched swords, bayonets, and daggers. As for the hilt, we know that it's been this way for at least the last 40 years. Everyone who has had the sword in their possession and everyone who has had it in-hand, agrees that it is original. Fred's arguments, and my rejoinders, are very clearly outlined above. If you can't see the truth, so be it. By the way, ORPO - the etching IS a TEXTBOOK eickhorn template, so you are incorrect.
