JR, Now that you mention it no picture of a maker mark has been posted. The sword has been described as an Eickhorn. And I would have to agree that a maker mark would be an important factor that has to be taken into account.
Red Baron, A very interesting presentation. I think I still have a mass produced wax mask from a blade maker that would have been applied to a blade like a decal. My recollection is that the transfers were then cleaned up prior to etching. I also found interesting the discussion of mechanical fonts and letter styles. There was never any doubt in my mind that the etched 98K bayonets were fakes. But I did not known that they were done with �Old English� style fonts.
And thanks to George for an excellent visual representation of a period craftsman at work. It really does help to bring what was involved to create an etching into focus. Regards to All, FP
