Skynrd,
With all due respect, and I certainly respect your opinion. I agree, the etch is not professionally done but we've all seen things that turn up that we don't like because they don't fit into the "textbook" category but turn out to be original and authentic. It's possible the SS guy was in a situation where he wanted to name his dagger so he could identify it if a "fellow comrade" decided to steal it. Some of these SS guys weren't exactly angels such as Dirlw�ngers Brigade; a bunch of criminals and thieves at best.
I also believe that if it were the end of the war that the last thing an SS Officer would do would be etch his name into his SS dagger. These guys were scrambling to blend into the civilian population or worst case Heere. They really did not want to be identified as the Allies searched for these guys.
Regards to All,
Ed
