metlwarenfabrik you are a wise man
I`m not really, it`s just common sense when you see the way in which a statement is twisted and adapted by people who want "things" to be real.
The main problem here is not the "missing proof", the problem is:
•The source of this "proof" ▬ A known liar, forger of fantasy blades, bogus Militaria dealer and twister of history as far back as the early 1960s (Who`s "Period Eickhorn factory files have already been shown and revealed to be a very poor joke at best)
•The person who is adamant that he saw this proof. ▬ A dealer and seller of fantasy inventions (DJ knives, RPT, Olympic, DJ with diamond on scabbard etc...)
Of course these will receive a warm welcome on the daggers forum, after all, most folk there own one or a few, and the rest on there are either selling them, or other fake and fantasy stuff.
So without even considering the out of place slogan, or any other problem that History would have with it, the first two points should send shudders up any normal thinking persons spine.
It is all too easy to find a whipping boy like Snyder or Germania Intl, yet if you look at that dagger forum, and listed all the rubbish that they consider good, and the good that they consider bad, and the amount of dealers and brown noses who dont have the least bit of respect for history, you would soon realize that Snyder, and Germania Intl. are not the enemy, they are in fact Choir Boys compared to some of the twisted souls on there.
Why has there never been a thorough discussion on these knives, or the other fantasy HJ knives on that forum? because they are not interested in History, all they want is to show and tell, and turn a buck. If you were serious about info, and really wanted to help, then these bogus items would have been cleared up decades ago. As Gary's sig. says, what can be asserted without proof, can be dismissed without proof!
Even though Weinland is registered here, he will never comment, or will, and say something like I am being disrespectful, and he is not prepared to argue with people like me. Well what about the disrespect towards history when you continually sell this rubbish, and claim it to be legit, even though you know, it cant be. What about the disrespect towards the customers you sell your rubbish too? What about the disrespect towards many new collectors who are reading that forum, thinking that these people know what they are saying? A true enthusiast would have gone looking for answers long ago, and not have been prepared to blindly parrot rubbish for decades because it helps them make money!