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I agree with those who have previously stated that JanJan's knife does not exibit the "correct" characteristics of a Rohm dagger my EP&S.
I cannot say with certainty that this knife is a fake. As many have pointed out before, EP&S made such a large qualtity of these knives that their use of several (perhaps slightly differing temlpates) is plausable.
Having said this, because of EPack pieces being so commonly faked, I (personally) will stick to the "known" good Pack pattern (such as Serge has pictured).
After all, we are going to want to be able to re-sell the dagger...someday! Good hunting, Johnny
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Hi Thanks for all the replys. Is it possible to show me the difference between the Eickhorn Röhm etch and the etsch of Pack?
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janjan, Here's a Eickhorn Rohm name etch. If you don't mind I have a suggestion. Buying a Full Rohm today out in the cold is not easy. Chances are when you find another it might be one like this example. Don't risk taking a chance. Look what happened to Mongo. Get one from one of the trusted sources here. Your going to pay what it's worth but it will be a real example. Try to find a "Deal" and you might be chasing a ghost to get your money back. Just looking at these Rohm etches is not enough. JMO and just trying to help. Regards, -serge-
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janjan: Serge is absolutely correct. Something like this can be a mine field. You don't want to spend a lot of money only to wake up one day and find that it is worth nothing (like my stocks ). There are some very honourable men on this forum and in the ranks of the well known dealers who will charge you a little more (after all that is their business and their livelihood) for you to be able to sleep well at night. Talk to Paul Hogle at Lakesidetrader.com or Tom Johnson. You will not regret it. John
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quote: Originally posted by Gottlieb: quote: Originally posted by janjan: The picture of the markings on the inside of the crossguard
Correct marking in EP&S crossguards should be S in a horseshoe.
S in a horseshoe is most typical, but others appear as well. Pack produced big numbers of SA daggers, so crossguards from different casters were purchased to keep the production going.
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Hi Jan,
When the depth of motto and inscription are both the same: this is an original Rohm dagger... but not textbook: the makersmark is very, very rare, but does exist. The crossguard-marking AND tang-marking is correct for EPS, every collector of SA daggers can confirm this. Only "problem" is the "strange" crossgraining, maybe post-war?
But: don't buy it when you are not conviced!
regards Edwin van Veelen
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