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#285503 07/22/2013 07:16 AM
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ALCOSO. Postwar?

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Kirilluss #285545 07/24/2013 12:08 AM
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Can you post a close up of the diamond?
Does it move?

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IMO, post war. The lightly etched maker mark, in a style not seen with mottoed HJs,plus the look of the plastic grips, and the flat cut rivets. Let's see what Hermann sez.


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I have never seen this Alcoso TM before on HJ.
And also I don't like the blade shape and the grip.
The diamond looks also suspicious.



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Hello Kirillus,

I would not recomment to buy this one: I see nothing but red flags:

- Pommel is too flat

- Fingerguard is short & thin: not seen on mottoed HJ knifes

- This type of grip plate is also not correct for mottoed (1938 at the latest produced) HJ knifes.

- Though this is a very common maker for Wehrmacht daggers (Heer, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine) Alcoso did not make any HJ-knifes (nor any other political daggers I believe...)

- And as said already , this particular mark looks very poorly applied and its positioning is not correct.

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I'm sorry, but with the "Blut und Ehre"! motto along with a poorly etched (IMO) late style Coppel TM/logo - I think that this knife is a "screamer". All the way out the door, as fast as my legs would take me. shocked FP

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I believe you're correct in Alcoso not making HJs.
But they sure made some nice diplomat daggers!! smile

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Jerry


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