Thanks for chiming in Craig. Sorry I dragged your name into this, but I think it definitely brought some additional credibility to this thread.
Pat's earlier assessment also helps this case. "might be the perfect fake" Meaning that the inscription (if fake) is damn good. Now that the dagger has stood next to a known real one, as well as been fully inspected by someone with a lot of experience in the area, I do feel better about it. Still, I can't help but to wonder why I would keep this dagger when I could put my money into something less controversial. THough stressful, it has been a good learning experience for me, and I hope the same for others here as well. I had next to no experience with Rohm daggers before this. My best and favorite area is my minty (plain and ordinary) SA and SS pieces!
