The SS runes insignia on the portepee is obviously very poorly done and does not come close to those on original portepees, which are crisp and clean. There are some recent repro's of this type of portepee, which come close and are better than most. But, the stem material is wrong and the runes and circle around them are too "fat," as compared to originals. Some of the runes on them are "sketchy," with areas of black thread missing. As to the degen, the "teardrop" ending on the handguard is flat, a sure sign of a reproduction. Originals are like a real teardrop, with a globular configuration. Although it is impossible to say, based only on the photo, the grip appears to be of plastic, not wood. In any case, the bad "teardrop" is cause to go no further on this one.