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I guess there is some good reason i collect the older pieces and that is because I feel I have a better understanding of what I am acquiring. For example on ebay right now is 350037523742 original old WW2 Forestry and 350037525389 Military Forestry hunting dagger with the eickhorn etched emblem. Even though I have read Houston`s guide about a thousand times, is there something about these two pieces that is not quite right? James

James, I saw both those pieces and I'm keeping an eye on them, not because they are genuine WWII hirschf�ngers, nothing could be further from the truth, I'm interested in who buys them and for how much they go for. I gave up a while back contacting high bidders or the sellers to warn them after I was either ignored or told I don't know what I'm talking about.
The Holler is an Atwood copy and post war and the Eickhorn is just a post war Hirschf�nger, a product that Eickhorn produced for the forresters of the time(1950 onwards I think).
What I would like to know is more about Atwood and his copy's.

Gary

Thank you Gary. I somehow knew both of these were not as they should be. It is amazing what some people will pay for items without knowing what they really are. I have collected North American Indian Paleo period artifacts for about 40 years as my most serious hobby and investment. Talk about fakes!!WOW, you would not believe and I have seen people pay thousands for pieces that I knew were not authentic. I also gave up on trying to help people with my knowledge because 80% of the time they got mad at me for tying to help them. Again, thanks for the info. That is what this forum is all about. James