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Dear fellow collectors,
the year is almost over and I've decided to make an "Ugliest bird contest" just for fun.
I examined my Heer daggers on a cold and rainy sunday afternoon to figure out which one has got the ugliest crossguard eagle.
And believe me it was very hard to decide!
There were 3 contestants very close to win.
But in the long run the winner was the Plümacher eagle. It is indescribably ugly. I am not an ornithologist, but it is not an eagle for sure.
Enjoy.
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The second best was the well-known SMF turkey.
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And last but not least an "eagle" from a very early KLAAS dagger.
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And the 3 beauties together.
The contest is still open for entries, feel free to enter your favorites!
Thanks in advance,
Janos
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That's funny Janos. The first one is really cripple bird. 
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Klaas looks like a duck!!
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The first one is wearing flares and has the remains of a doughnut in it's beak...............that's the winner!!
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Those are some UGLY birds! Hard to pick a winner there.
John
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Well I like fat women and think all them birds are pretty 
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As they say, 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. To me, they are beauties. Now if you want one with ugly mug, I'd pick a Tomahawk. With a schnoz almost as big as it's ugly square head, it look like the Yenta from Hell.  
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I agree with Serge, the Tomahawk eagle is an ugly bird, but at least it looks angry!  My vote goes to the Klaas. It has a big round head with oversized beak and what appears to be cheeks stuffed with bubblegum. It has a rather oblivious expression of mental vacancy. Klaas Dodo for sure… Now, having said this, I would like to add that; given the fact that all 3 of the initial contenders come equipt with slant grips and fantastic early construction, if your eyes become too painful from looking at these antique-eyesore eagles, please send them directly to me. I promise that I will keep them safe from the prying and vulnerable eyes of…everyone.  Nice daggers! Johnny
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Serge, HAHAA that is very funny! I think the SMF is the weirdest looking DO DO bird out there! I have included a pic of my Plumacher guard, the strangest bird in my collection with a "flatter head" look than yours Janos. Like to see more of your initial production Plumacher to compare to mine as it is one of the couple I have ever seen in 30+ years of collecting!  Kevin.
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