Hello....everybody....finally i got a diplomat....please..tell me it is not fake ??regards Aleksandr

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Compared to mine, the handle looks like it sticks out too far in the middle. Also, my grips are more yellow looking

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looks to be an early attempt at a reproduction,,,grip is way to fat,many details not quite as defined on the originals,,,blade might could pass as authentic,but makers logo too fuzzy in the pic,,,my 2 cents,,,should look more like this,,,i have used someone else's picture,,,i dont know whose it was,so please forgive the purloining of it,used in the educational sense of this posting,,,,i used it as an example of what one should be like,,,thanks to the poster/owner of this pic,,,robert

Dont shoot the messenger but It looks like the typical potbelly repro from the first impression. hope Im wrong. T

Sorry Al--but that is a VERY bad fake. Nothing like the original at all. I would suggest investment in some reference books.

Pot belly , no upsweep in the crossguard ,no upsweep in the ends of the eagle wings. as Houston and others state bad.

Aleksandr..please..invest in some good reference books, or ask questions here before purchasing items that are expensive enough that the bad ones hurt!

Try to find 'Reproduction? Recognition!' by Frederick J. Stephens

This will save you a lot of headaches..also invest in 'Collecting the edged weapons of the Third Reich' this a really good multi volume series..

Oooh, the evil "pot bellied" government dagger rears it's ugly head again.
Sorry man, this is a well known FAKE!

Thanks ...everybody...you are really experts and good help for the new collectors like me ...i did not pay too much for it.....and was able to return it..and get the money back..with no problems.....regards......Aleksandr

whew! good to hear you could get your money back..!..

Now, about those reference books...