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A friend has lent me a fake Gottlieb Hammesfahr. No scabbard.

So here goes. If anyone wants different pics, let me know. My camera has not been cooperating so not all shots are perfect.

Here it is. First impression is that he blade is brighter and more reflective than a real blade. It looks like one of those buffed and Simicromed beauties but the letters are not all blurred.

Tang. It appears to be a little larger than on real blades and has no tang marks at all. More signs of work on the tang than I like to see, but it did happen on real blades.

I conclude that the blade was forged, not cast, but from a different alloy than the real SA/SS blades.

Stay tuned. Tommorrow I will use the digital microscope and hope that the camera will behave.