UBB.threads Forums Edged Weapons Miscellaneous Dagger Forum Water Protection Police by Eickhorn

RFI, although you have simply ignored my posting I would like to emphasize that I don t want to criticize your research but would like a vivid, civilized discussion about a dagger most collectors do know very few about. That is what makes such forums valuable and interesting.

I would like to pre state, that the fit of the pommel and the grip is imho VERY important for the classification of WSP daggers. The original elder round pommels did need a new thread made by the fakers to fit the larger thread of the navy blades. This nearly always did lead to misfitted pommels (and also grips). So to check the fit of pommel/grip/crossguard is basic for these daggers.

I have to part the pics I want to show because I want to comment each one seperately.

Here we see the photograph of the mentioned early Angolia book. A WSP dagger with suspect very high-in-the-grip attached badge and a very misfitted grip.
I personally would not like it in my collection.
And, yes, it has no EICKHORN crossguard...