#3260
03/22/2009 02:57 PM
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Hi all.Need serious help with this engraved early LW sword,I have never seen it before and I got the opurtunity to buy this now,please help.Regards,Jonny
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03/22/2009 02:58 PM
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03/22/2009 02:59 PM
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03/22/2009 03:00 PM
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03/22/2009 03:01 PM
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03/22/2009 03:01 PM
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03/22/2009 03:04 PM
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#3268
03/22/2009 03:12 PM
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Johnny the only comment I can make is the maker mark is very sloppy that in itself is a major red flag.
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03/22/2009 03:14 PM
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03/22/2009 03:35 PM
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#3271
03/22/2009 03:35 PM
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I don't like it either and the engraving also seems very poor, nothing that a qualified craftman would have done.
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#3272
03/22/2009 03:42 PM
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Thank you www-collector and Pat,yes this is very difficult for me,I haven`t seen it yet,but the seller comes to me tomorrow Monday,and I need to be sure!! I have also react on this bad proofmark,but maybe the round down shape make this difficult for e.p.s,have you guys seen LW sword with this trademark and if,can you show a pic,,thanks.Jonny
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#3273
03/22/2009 05:23 PM
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With that maker mark applied with a engraving tool...no way. Mark 
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#3274
03/22/2009 07:01 PM
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Jonny, I would not buy it as the engraving and panel work look much like current eastern block material.
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#3275
03/22/2009 07:22 PM
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Looks like Goring's "signature" on the blade. Very similar to 1st LW daggers with post-war etching. I think this one is bad.
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#3276
03/22/2009 07:56 PM
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Thanks guys for your answers,it helps me a lot,together with my feeling about this,I have seen this etching on later General type sword,but never on this early ones,but every time something spesial comes around you just wish it was "that spesial edged weapon"!!!
Jonny
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#3277
03/22/2009 09:21 PM
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Jonny, I have to agree with the others. The last fake LW dagger I remember seeing had better quality etching than this one. So it could be East block, but I have not really been tracking them.
And is that a unit marking I see on the crossguard??? Don't walk away from this one. RUN !! FP
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#3278
03/22/2009 11:33 PM
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I think the trademark is very sloppy,but I dont know enough about the blade etching to be able to say that it is definately a fake, other than the fact that it is too good to be true. Can those of you who know more than I do,( which is all of you ) point out in some detail the things about the blade etch that are red flags? Thanks! Joe S
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03/23/2009 08:36 AM
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Thanks FP and Joe,yes once again it shows that spesial items is to spesial,almost always!!
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#3280
03/26/2009 04:06 PM
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Here's a nice makers mark on a LW sword blade. The onliest engraving by hand are the unit marks
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#3281
03/27/2009 12:37 AM
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That is a beautiful maker mark! Mark 
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#3282
03/27/2009 12:56 AM
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Dutch thats a rare sword can we see the rest?
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#3283
03/27/2009 01:36 AM
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I would not know why a kompanie/battalion (stamping) owned sword would bear a HG dedicated etched blade. I think the hardware is good, the blade is bad.
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#3284
03/27/2009 04:17 PM
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WW-2 Collector,will take a few pics tomorrow.
Herr Wolf, looks that the scabbard and grip leather is releathered too.
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#3285
03/27/2009 08:59 PM
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Could be releathered. I will not make that call on the pics provided, though. I would like to see a close up to confirm.
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