Texas Vet,
Send it back. To use a technical term, I am sorry to say it is "crap".
- Blade rusted, heavily sharpened and has a chunk out of the edge. Looks like it was used as a yard knife.
- Scabbard is of an earlier vintage
- The grip eagle looks like one of the newer pewter fakes.
I have owned a Helbig and seen several others, and, as noted above they are of very poor quality for an SS dagger. Yours is a mix of abused parts worth maybe (to me anyway) about $1000 and that in the scabbard.
Dave
