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    Default fake or real ??


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    Looks okay to me.

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    Looks like a reproduction to me.
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    Pictures are not good but I would say repop about 99.9% sure it is not real.

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    Agree that this is one of the current reproductions. Lousy photos and none of the other side mark which is a dead giveaway. I believe it is the IMA collector version see at http://www.ima-usa.com/militaria/edg...tor-grade.html

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    Clik on the arrows to see the other pics of the other side...reproduction for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom in N.J. View Post
    Clik on the arrows to see the other pics of the other side...reproduction for sure.
    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh..........Soooooooo.......... Now I see. So they are actually "antiquing" the "repros"?

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    Is it just me, but is the color of the scabbard off a little on the repos?

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    Wouldn't be surprised if they were "aging" the scabbards as well.
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    Fake

    Fuller is indistinct near crossguard, sort of peters out when it should be sharp transition.

    Beginning of edge near crosguard should be rounded, not the squared off K-Bar style we see.

    Reverse cogwheel marking not US

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