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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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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?
GDC Gold Badge #290 GDC Silver Badge #310
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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
FUR EHR' UND PFLICHT BIS HERZ UND KLINGE BRICHT
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Hello, nice original group. Even the hangers are original. Regards,
wotan, gd.c-b#105
"Never look for sqare eggs" as a late owner of an original FHH-dagger used to say.
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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. Thanks, Bob
robert grant
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Thank you to everyone for the information and kind comments!
Fred
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