I own a couple of fully named army daggers, i never paid more then a 100 extra for the name, i have seen names with generals rank but its always the question, what came first? Rank list name, or name on the guard?
If a dagger comes with full provenance straight from the family it adds to its value, but the rest?
I have seen so may names over the years, good, bad and the ugly regarding engravings thats its more a leap of fate.
In lots of cases the dagger had a post war upgrade..
So paying more is just what the buyers is willing to pay, there are no rules there.
I have seen stupid prices paid for daggers where the owner will be sentenced to own it for the rest of his life
Ger
