UBB.threads Forums Edged Weapons Miscellaneous Dagger Forum Strange youth knife, not German

OK, OK, I know I'm taking a chance on this, but I've been looking for one for 20 years, and I think there is no way to tell without the knife in hand. Sooo, I recently sold a WWII Randall on eBay I got in a group deal, and basically had nothing in it, hoping to get about $700, and it sold for over $2500. My mind has rationalized that was free money, so I'm gambling it on this. Once I get it, I'll take pictures of it, I may xray for fun as it may reveal how the grips/insignia are attached. What I really need is for those that have the repro Dutch dagger or a real dagger, to post some pictures for comparison. I'm especially interested in the crossguard stamping, as my experience with NPEA's has show that is hard to fake the stampings exactly.

BTW, who was the second place bidder number 9?


At the end of the day, it'll be a fun investigation, and you only live once!