These daggers are imho very interesting and -against the opinion I have heard from some advanced collectors- I think they were produced in a very limited number during the period (also imho).
But as they were also faked after 45 in a high standard (perhaps under use of surplus parts) I do not know any collector who seriously could tell good from bad. Naturally when a period PUMA blade is used....
I do own about 1700 "...wearing..." pics, I do own photographs of several one-of-a-kind daggers and navies are between the most pictured "in wear" daggers but I do not own one PUMA model nor have I heard of one pictured in wear.
I personally would buy such a dagger only coming directly from the wearer/his family but up to now there didn�t come one along
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Regards,
