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#304929 02/03/2015 06:02 PM
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Good afternoon. This is my first-ever post to the forum. I wondered if I could get feedback on this RAD Officer's Dagger? Is it authentic? It was purchased in an Austrian antique shop several years ago. Thank you for your help.

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looks good to me. see what the others have to say.

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Looks good except I don't see the screw that hold the grip plates on!

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Here's a photo of the reverse side of grip. Thank you!

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Looks fine

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Uncle Fred,,

Welcome to the forum!

Höller is a scarce maker of RAD Leader daggers. Yours looks correct & is quite nice overall, congrats!

Another member, Stingray, posted a Höller RAD a year or two ago that had grip plates made out of what appeared to be bone. Can you tell of the grip plates are celluloid or something else?


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Best I can tell, having not taken it apart, is that the grip plates are celluloid. Thanks for the comments!

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Looks good now that I see the screw for the grip plated.
Rod

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Looks like a good piece from a surprising source
Congrats

Paul


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Hello, nice original group. Even the hangers are original.
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A very nice conditioned original. I have always liked the Rad leaders. I have three of them, one with orange grips. and one with the Eichorn quality tag.
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Bob


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Thank you to everyone for the information and kind comments!

Fred


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