Agreed some did.
With some study you can come to know what to expect from given makers. Armed with this info you can more confidently buy original unmessed with examples.
In my room party after a long day buying daggers at shows we tip a few diet Pepsi's grin and play "guess the maker" on SA's and other daggers before pulling the blade. You would be amazed and how many people get right! smile
Wanna study up?
I think we are up over 200 SA's in the archive now...
Early SA's