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GERMAN POST WAR REPRODUCTION DAGGERS -
ARMY - LUFT - SA |
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" Either war is obsolete or men are "
R. Buckminster Fuller |
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____REPRODUCTION AWARENESS____ |
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ARMY
REPRODUCTION |
This reproduction is
difficult to spot in that the detailing and finish on some
areas is better than my original example. The white gripped
dagger is the repro and bears similar traits to the army
dagger flaws, oversized blade tang, plastic grip and poorly
defined makers mark to name a few. From initial inspection
and viewing side by side with the original this dagger would
fool most. Notice how clean the tang is on this example and
the army reproduction, not what you would expect on a 60+
year old dagger. |
Page 2 SA REPRODUCTION |
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The repro pommel and
cross-guard below are obviously cast using dies from
original parts, note the digits in the banding around the
swastika, although Mr Wittmann does not mention this feature
in his Luft book on Weyersburg manufactured pommels, both
original examples I have owned have shown it, and it does
not appear to be the dots associated with E-Pack
manufacture. The cross-guard eagle could easily pass as
original, where it not for the cast appearance on the swas and
enlarged hole to accommodate the oversized blade tang. |
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The scabbard on this
luft example bears the overall appearance of being cast and
lacks the quality associated with T.R. manufacture. This can
be applied to the fittings in general on this dagger and the
army equivalent which is very difficult to show from
pictures alone. The ball on the scabbard although its
correctly cast as one piece and not the two piece we
observed on the army scabbard, is poorly finished and off
centre. The holes on the scabbard bands that house the rings
are crisp and unworn, and the bands show seam marks often
disguised on originals. |
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SUMMARY :
The pictures posted on the "ROGUES
GALLERY" give the impression that the reproduction is a lot
closer to the original than it actually is, it can only
stress how important a hands on inspection can be and not to
trust shoddy or deliberately out of focus pictures. I have
tried to touch upon some of the more common areas to focus
on for the new collector, remember each manufacturer
produced parts with characteristics that can now be
recognised as individual traits, this is also important in
determining whether an apparent original dagger is not made
up from parts. |
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