Bob,
Sigmund Freud also said: �Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.�

Hello Rob!
I hold Mr. Stephens in very high esteem and we will see.

Houston,
It�s a postwar counterfeiter�s test piece, to show how easy it is to get fooled. When I get back I will show you why. (It�s really very easy when you know what to look for.)

As for Mr. Pankowski, I am not at all demeaning him, when I say a name and reputation are just that, not facts. Just offhand - do you know if he currently owns, or has been involved in the buying and selling of the �H�hnlein" daggers in the past?

A very busy weekend, I�ll post the images upon my return later today. FP