It's fairly obvious from this thread and others such as the Huhnlein Dagger thread that if you happen to disagree with the "New Guard" of the hobby off forum, you will be baited into posting here...."outed" so to speak.
Craig, you've dodged the central questions of the Schnaufer dagger. That is, why would Schnaufer's comrades give him a dagger that had been against regulations for officers to wear for almost seven years? When was that dagger delivered considering the squadron was under heavy pressure from Allied Forces to displace and retreat into Germany, at a time when fuel stocks were at an all-time low and tranportation was chaotic? When was this dagger produced, considering that Solingen was heavily bombed by RAF Bomber Command on two occasions during the summer/fall of 1944... not counting raids by the USAAF in 1943?
I'm also rather puzzled why you would forbid the posting of pictures of this dagger, especially since a piece attributed to a RK recipient, let alone a Brillianttraeger and the highest scoring night-fighter of all time, would be the centerpiece of any collection and a coup for any dealer to offer.
