Hi all,
i would like to show you a rare ASSO dagger. Hope you like it,as i do.
Any opinions welcome!
Regards,
Gerd

Good catch, Kreta. Those are very hard to find. Looks 100% to me. Even has the "secret mark" found on many ASSO daggers.

Dave

That is a Great Find Gerd..congrats..on acquiring a rare of the rare. Regards Larry

Awesome and rare SS dolch. Congrats Kreta!

Hi Gerd,


Very nice ASSO SS

Congrats !



Regards Mac 66.

Awesome piece man!

Beautiful patina very nice!!!!! cheers, Ryan

Gentlemen,
Thanks for the kind words !
Dave,
a secret mark?
Gerd

Check your email, but keep it a secret !

Hi Dave!
Any chance you could tell me what the secret mark is?
Thanks!
Bob
PS- My email is rfimd2000@yahoo.com

Bob,

It's a secret.

Dave

Well now, that certainly helps the hobby!
If the "secret" can prevent someone from getting burnt on a future purchase, why not share it with the forum?
Ron

Tanker,

Because the next generation of fakes will have this feature.

The fakers read these threads just like we do, only for different reasons.

J

Do you really think that the fakers can fake the age/markings of an original one? If you feel if they get the "secret" marks, the fakers will produce a non detectable fake, then the hobby is really in trouble. By telling what to look for should educate collectors. This is just my opinion only and if info doesn't want to be made public, then that is their right. Ron

Didn't realize you were collecting SS dagger, Ron.

You never know! Wouldn't it be nice to help the other collectors? It probably would have have been best not to even mention the "secret mark" as now it causes folks to investigate and look for something now. Now the fakers really do know something isn't right! Does the Heer maker mark share the same secret? It is entirely up to you if you don't want to share it though. I only shared my opinion. Ron

Hi I see merit to both sides......on the one hand the intent and purpose of this forum is to share knowledge and to prevent people from purchasing fakes, if at all possible..although there is an onus on self education.See the other point as well, but only so far...What Ron states has merit....if the fakes are so good that the only way to differentiate from an original is a particular mark than the hobby is truly in trouble, just as with the alleged super fake SS honor ring and certain medals. The perfectly fake SS dagger does not yet exist....IMO....perhaps you can email Bob and Ron the "secret mark" ....it was well intentioned.... cheers to all and to all a good night, Ryan