It ain't just pocket knives ya got to worry about
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:44 pm
I mess with old milsurp stuff every now and then and I've been aware of this for a long time. I haven't posted any links to these before because the best I site I'd found gave detailed descriptions on the photo etching process used in a lot of the fakes out there. I figured if those that read this forum to see if their stuff is getting noticed want to improve their wares, they can do the legwork. I'm not going to hand it to them on a platter.
That being said.
http://www.old-smithy.info/
http://www.old-smithy.info/bayonets/Fake_Bayonets1.htm
The Nazi dress daggers are also a hotbed of fakes. You'd better damn sure know your stuff if you don't want to get burned in that game. Some of the modern fakes are good enough to fool the experts.
I guess the high side to that is, people will quit messing with them and demand will drop and the counterfeit cottage industry will find something else to mess with for a bit.
Happy New Year.
W
That being said.
http://www.old-smithy.info/
http://www.old-smithy.info/bayonets/Fake_Bayonets1.htm
The Nazi dress daggers are also a hotbed of fakes. You'd better damn sure know your stuff if you don't want to get burned in that game. Some of the modern fakes are good enough to fool the experts.
I guess the high side to that is, people will quit messing with them and demand will drop and the counterfeit cottage industry will find something else to mess with for a bit. Happy New Year.
W