FP,
1. I appreciate the manner in which you�ve approached this.
2. This isn�t the dagger that was in the tool box.
3. The middle locket is a different material. I thought you were aware of that. It is on all known orignals.
4. Though black and white, the period photo tends to support this difference.
5. The pie shaped gaps are diagonally because the lower guard is reversed.
6. Straighten and reverse the grip and the gaps will line up. I�m positive of this.
7. Before you question the blade inscription, may I suggest a very close look at the daggers given to Himmler and Lutze and the inscriptions found on them. If you haven�t had the opportunity to personally examine them, they�re featured in some of the references. It is my �opinion� that Damascus etching was more difficult and perhaps not as predictable.
I look forward to the other images.
