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Hi guys!
What do you think about hits NEPA dagger?
I have doubts about the originality of this piece.
Thank You!
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The scabbard is fake, the lug is too long, wrong shape, and the clown nose ball is a joke, frog is not a classic NPEA style, and doesn't fit well anyway. The grip color, shape, and heavy graining indicate a reproduction. The cross guards "may" be real, would need to see the inside. The engraving is likely a fantasy, as Neuzelle was a prep school for NPEA Potsdam from 1934- 1938. Neuzelle would not be a school you would graduate from, especially in 1940, unless it was from Potsdam/Neuzelle as has been seen in a nickel fittings NPEA graduation marking. Just having Ron Weinand's Waffenleite NPEA Daggers book helps shed light on many of these fake NPEA daggers.
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The scabbard is fake, the lug is too long, wrong shape, and the clown nose ball is a joke, frog is not a classic NPEA style, and doesn't fit well anyway. The grip color, shape, and heavy graining indicate a reproduction. The cross guards "may" be real, would need to see the inside. The engraving is likely a fantasy, as Neuzelle was a prep school for NPEA Potsdam from 1934- 1938. Neuzelle would not be a school you would graduate from, especially in 1940, unless it was from Potsdam/Neuzelle as has been seen in a nickel fittings NPEA graduation marking. Just having Ron Weinand's Waffenleite NPEA Daggers book helps shed light on many of these fake NPEA daggers. Ron's book is a masterpiece indeed!
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Lloyd and John: Thankyou. I cannot tell you how many of the greats in this hobby have said this to me and I appreciate the comments. I wrote the book for the hobby, not for monetary gain, believe me.
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BTW: The dagger is a complete piece of junk IMO.
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