UBB.threads Forums Edged Weapons Miscellaneous Dagger Forum NPEA Student - Real deal?

It's really hard to tell without the dagger in hand, but I think Ron Weinand told me he never saw a fake blade with the reverse P tang stamp. I have seen this maker mark on original daggers with just one of the umlaut dots, some with a smudged together pair of dots. So, I suppose, an example missing the umlaut is possible if everything else is correct. On this example, I am concerned the O is a very small size, at least compared to the early Oranienstein stamped examples I've seen...see picture.

Hopefully Ron will comment on this dagger.