This has been listed, opinions please, is it real?

Jim
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item...=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=025

Hi Jim
The scabbard and the cross guard are not correct.
Regarding the blade I never have seen blade with markers mark.
The grip seems to be correct.
For more information please refer the topic for Brannik dagger open by our friend Garry.

I am not an expert on the dagger at issue. However, most of the imperial russian edged weapon which were put up on ebay by this seller were, at least questionable.

Nice points guys,

LWOW, you are quite correct. I just went through his list of offerings including the "doctored" Imperial award dagger.

In fact, I notice all his daggers are "awarded".

Jim

Jim, you are quite right about the award thing, he seems to think putting a name and an award to something will give him a higher price. Here is a pilots dagger he sold with an "award" but absolutely no other provenance than a photo of somebody.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380013456399

The dagger in the link is not known as the model that was awarded.

He also has another one up now.

Jim

Hi Jim,that maker mark Paul Weyersberg "Berlin" instead of Solingen is used on a lot of repros,Stan

http://www.stan-the-man.tk/

Hello Stan.

Here is the tm on the brannick for comparison

What an unusual set up.
Jim

Hi Jim,I know its OK,I'am talking about the maker mark on the dagger you posted from eBay, Stan
http://www.stan-the-man.tk/

Do NOT like it very much> looks like made of parts the grip is kind of OK i think

Fake blade? Wow, that's tough to take about an Eban Platinum Power Seller