I have to agree with Doug on this. To ruin an original dagger just for profit is wrong IMO. The problem is that people like to collect daggers in a plethora of different conditions. I personally don't like rags but they shouldn't be destroyed to build parts pieces? Whats more valuable a Attwood Dagger or and original Solingen assembled dagger from pre-1945. I would hope the original, just on merits of its history. Attwood daggers and all other trumped up put together piece are not truly historic maybe they can tear those apart and sell them? Unfortunately a lot of the trumped up piece are sold as good today anyways. So whats it really matter?? Its still angers me that one would destroy history but there are so many more motives in this hobby than history. Which I learned many many moons back$$$$$$$$$