Thanks Ron,
I have no doubts about the knife itself. While I haven't handled a ton of these, this one exhibits all the attributes you've mentioned in addition to having the look & feel of being together for 70 years. I think my fear was that the knife was legit with a potentially swapped out scabbard.
While I don't know that they're much to look at in pictures, I really find them appealing in hand. Great slabs of stag & a super blade with some dagger-like crossgraining. Kinda combines some nice facets of both daggers & bayonets in one piece.
