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Seeking positive feedback on this recent acquisition. Please, no bad mouthing the piece, as you have never handled it and never will, as I intend to keep it as the capstone to my fabulous SS collection. I will however be glad to provide photographs to anyone wishing to include this rare specimen in a reference book.

The scabbard looks re-painted and the blade tip looks off but other than that..it looks good!

Mark

I like it!

Gailen

Andy:

That would go really well with my personally signed Henry Himmler SA

John

Andy. Looks like a 100% original Rohm signature to me!!
SSman

Lower crossguard doesn't look right Too much tang clearance. Obvious repaint. Grip looks redone. The only thing this dagger has going for it is the Rohm dedication. Perfect example of his signature 6 hours into Oktoberfest using an early production etch-a-sketch.

Super-rare pre-prototype, in house, 1933 Rohm dedication. - Congrats!
My only concern is the grip shows the later standard grip eagle than the rare 1929 "pointy eagle" version. Perhaps a later "field" upgrade?

SWEET.
Is it a vet pick up or directly from the family in Germany?

Was that on Craig's site?

Best inscription I've seen in awhile...

"Excellent textbook Rohm dedicated SS dagger. This beauty has everything you want to see in a Rohm piece! Photos are very poor, and do not do this piece justice." You made my day..

Whether or not you are HAPPY with it is all that really matters! However I personally would not own it in my collection. IMO, but what do I know?

blairbunker: You do realize this is a joke, right?????

Gailen David

hi of what i can see position on the blade is wrong,etching is too deep ,spacing between letters poor,e is not on the centre line,stippling in the writing ,maybe i am speaking out of turn but i think it is original apart from the few red flags,well dosent that sound familiar,heheheheheheheee
dippy

It's getting to the point when I can't tell if you guys are being serious or not?

Gailen

So Gailen which one is it? You like it or it is a Joke? I’m so offended by this; on again - off again, make up the rules as you go along dagger popularity contest based on nothing more than 100 years of collecting experience that I think I’ll sell off my collection tomorrow! Joke indeed! Oh and IMO, I think this is Fun!

It's 100% real.

Gailen

....and by the way, it's 173 years experience.

Gailen

With Gailens approval...it's a 25K rarity to the "right" guy.

These eyes have been touched by God!!!!!! Praise the Lord.

Gailen

Can't find my key, forget where I'm going when I drive, don't remember my phone number, and somebody really thinks I know what I'm talking about on here ???????????? That's the real joke.

Gailen

Tom, I think your right, It was on Craig's site. One of his very very special offerings! I think he sold it to Andy for about five times more than what he usually sells them for. I always wondered where all Andy's rare collectibles came from! That's what I heard anyway.

PS: Hey Andy, if you want retribution catch Craig in one of his "bathroom moods".

You see I'm an idiot and so is Andy, the guy who started this thread.

Gailen

I believe. Most everything Andy has in his collection came from Craig?

Gailen

In fact I think Andy recently flew Craig out to appraise his collection.


Gailen

Ha! Ha! That's funny!

Somebody make me laugh. Think up something really funny and Win a room at the Radison for the Max Show.

Gailen

Oh yeah! Must be 21 years old, no friends or employees of Max Promotions are allowed to enter. In case of a draw winners will share room. All who enter must be from at least a second world country.

Bad Eyes? Well…. Sorry for the bad photo but here is the collection I will be divesting because of my disgust! No I can’t provide better photos now, but trust me they are real. They won’t last long so act fast!

Like MISSISSIPPI????

And when Craig arrived, He told Andy it was all FAKE!

Yes, like Missi.... whatever that place was.

Mikee: That's right! You were there. I forgot.

Gailen

OK, now I'm starting to see the picture...

Andy flies Craig out...Craig says No Prob on all these since you got them from me...but if you can get Gailen to "sign-off" on this early exotika Rohm, especially on a GDC thread, I've got a Russian collector .... Bingo!

Is that right Gailen?
Ops..I meant .."Ain't that right Ron"?...

Oyh..you guys..now you got me con-fused! MERCY!

Your close, If Craig can sell the piece I get 20% of the selling price for stating it's real. Andy gets 10% for being part of the initial set-up.

Gailen

I forgot, Vern get 5% for allowing us to use the site to rip people off.

Gailen

"The Usual Suspects"

Gailen, Only as a wittness!

Mikee: What do you mean! Craig was using your magnifying glass.

But, only because Andy crushed Craig's mag with his bare hands! I thought Craig was going to drown in Andy's sweat!

I believe that Rohm inscription is a fake. Someone has finally made a Rohm inscription that you cannot tell from an original! Charlie

Hey, And when Andy told Craig his life time guaranty was about to expire! I left.

Andy is a graduate of "The Ray Charles School of Dagger Authentication", So he dosen't own or need a glass.

quote:

Hey, And when Andy told Craig his life time guaranty was about to expire! I left.

The guaranty was made out to George Carlin!

Charlie: How can you say that about this fabulous piece of history?

I deleted it. Maybe funny at the time, but not nice. Sorry...

got this from the boy (John Lewis) after I showed him what fun we were having here at GDC!

From: John Blair [mailto:John.Blair@XXXXX]
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:27 PM
To: Blair, John R.
Subject: RE: Don't join a game you can't play;]

Man! What I would give to hold a Rohm in my hands! Some fools that waste their money on videogames, but everyone knows that GAMES are for kids! I don't have time to waste on childish stuff!

I mean videogames dont even DO anything! However cerimonial daggers are good for lots of stuff... like:

1. They can be a dagger.

2. You can look at them.

3. Other people can look at them.

4. You can look at them some more!

5. You can put them on display (for looking at).

6. You can take photos of them and then look at the photos.

7. You can put those photos online and ask people what they think when they look at them, because they might see something you haven't seen yet and you can look at that new thing!

8. You can look at them really really close, or form faaaaaaarrrr away. (It looks like an ant but it is not! It's a dagger!)

9. You can NOT look at them (fat chance).

10. They smell as great as the look!

Mikee: Remember, I would hope, we are just joking around here so keep it light.

Gailen David

But of course to much fun! Just a quick reply to yours. Sorry....I'm sure George is laughing.. Good one!

The guaranty was made out to George Carlin!

Craig is the "Seller to the Stars", so it is very understandable how the Carlin Documents could have been sent to Andy by mistake,

Or is it possible that Andy was George Carlin and is no longer with us?

Gailen, I draw my opinion from textbook facts. According to my old Atwoods book the fakers made one fatal flaw, these are generally encountered with RZM blades, other than that they have produced a perfect Rohm inscription. Charlie

I hope not.

Gailen