Christopher550

31 minutes ago, Gordon Craig said:

Christopher550,

So you want to do your own comparison?  Well here goes.  Here is a link to a web site that compares original and fake/repro Third Reich daggers.  https://www.realorrepro.com/article/German-Army-Dress-Daggers .  As a long time collector of German military artifacts, I have seen countless articles supposedly brought back from the war by returning servicemen, and sometimes by German vets themselves, that are not authentic.  I can assure you, as others have in this thread, that the dagger you have posted pictures of  was not made during the period of time covered by the Third Reich.  In addition, the handle on the original daggers is not likely to have been made of ivory.

Regards,

Gordon 

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for your help on this (same to everyone else also). Not disappointed as i now know what i have

Chris

14 minutes ago, Gordon Craig said:

Christopher550,

I agree with J Temple-West's comment.  The dagger in the pictures that you posted does not look authentic to me.  Here is a link to Tom Wittman's site, a well known dagger collector, that shows what an authentic WWII Luftwaffe dagger should look like.

http://www.wwiidaggers.com/41282.htm 

Regards,

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for the reply. Can you give me any info or resources on the production and sale of reproduction items like this? Just so i can do some counter-comparisons for my own peace of mind.

Chris

Here's something I'm really curious about that i inherited a few months ago. I'm fairly confident it's a ceremonial WW2 Luftwaffe Dagger with an ivory handle but defining it beyond that is getting the better of me. If any help can be given i'll be extremely grateful!

14 minutes ago, coldstream said:

Pretty sure your Luftwaffe dagger is a poor fake, post the images in the German section and one of the Experts there will confirm it for you.

Simon.

Hi Simon,

What makes you say its a fake? 

Christopher

Here's something I'm really curious about. I'm fairly confident it's a ceremonial WW2 Luftwaffe Dagger with an ivory handle but defining it beyond that is getting the better of me. Once again, if any help can be given i'll be extremely grateful!

Thanks for the help so far everyone, i'm impressed with what i've learned! I have a couple of other items that I'd love some help on also if possible? will post on separate posts below

I believe this to be a Gurkha knife but am struggling to find the correct era it is from and also if the handle is ivory or not? it will unfortunately be spread over multiple posts due to the 2mb limit

On 29/10/2018 at 01:07, Bayern said:

What the photos shows is a British Army helmet , if you post more pics front ,side and rear I can help you

I had uploaded more but for some reason it hasn’t shown them. I’ll try again below

Thanks for the info so far! Does anyone know what this item could be worth? Even a ball park figure would be good to hear

On 29/10/2018 at 01:07, Bayern said:

What the photos shows is a British Army helmet , if you post more pics front ,side and rear I can help you

For some reason all the photos didn't upload, i've tried to add them again here.

I inherited a box of items a few months back and would love some details on it as my google search results don’t seem too fruitful. Would appreciate any help or hints that can be given to me! 

I inherited a box of items a few months back and would love some details on it as my google search results don’t seem too fruitful. Would appreciate any help or hints that can be given to me!