I have just been offered this Klass for GBPounds 1200. Is that a good price - seems a bit pricy to me - and are there any red flags that you can see?

Most obvious for me is that the scabbard appears to be brown? Is it possible that all of the paint has gone to leave a brown rust covering? or is it the wrong scabbard?

blade has seen better days and has been retipped

makers mark

The handle - just a couple of chips and a very nice adler

Scabbard is a nice tight fit

back of the blade

That's about $1800 US ...... The piece wouldn't be worth it to me. But to each his own ....

Gordon

No. The blade is where the money is. This one doesen't make the grade IMO.

Crossguard round the wrong way, and not the type of dome shaped runes that is "typical" on a Klass.

I agree it's a bit overpriced. Could be cleaned up a bit, but it woould add little to the value. I think the scabbard is ok. Looks like rust patina, but a closer examination is needed to be sure.

�650 tops
send me a pm and i will email you some photos of a gr eickhorn i bought at the bedford arms fair from a dealer for �850

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Originally posted by mongobongo:
Crossguard round the wrong way, and not the type of dome shaped runes that is "typical" on a Klass.

Cross guard the wrong way round. I had just taken it to bits and realised after I took the photos that I put it back the wrong way round. I dont think it had been taken to bits for many years, if ever. Found and S on the inside of the cross guards underheath lots of verdigries.

I think you could do better than this one for �1200. Overpriced, even for the UK.

I would certainly, without any hesitation turn away from that blade. Nine hundred dollars is about what it is worth in that rough condition. Just my opinion.

Mark

Many thanks to everybody for your words of wisdom. Most helpful in confirming what my gut was telling me.

You guys are great - thanks for sparing the time to help

KFC is still alive and well flogging his junk
in the UK.
Seiler (Yank in UK)