As a newbie and not having read the whole of this thread,I like to keep an open mind and was lucky enough to see a badge that had been removed from the scabbard revealing an rzm mark this seems unusual .
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Is having an original HJ insignia fixed on the scabbard proof enough to clarify the knife as period made????
I think not. It wouldn't be the first time that a so-called dealer of authentic stuff starts to assemble a so-called period item, with a combination of genuine parts and a bogus item.
That original HJ insignia is for about $60 US available, but if put on a scabbard of these knives the knife itself becomes "RARE" and sells over $750 US dollar. Hmmm not a bad investment, wouldn't you think.
I for one, unless someone can show me a period picture I'm not convinced these items were made in that time.
The fact only that some people call them BDM, others DJ knives is in my eyes allready suspicious.
Shouldn't we have by this time allready found some written documentation of production of these knives,.....Nope. Nothing to be found at this time.
The same thing is going on for those two other variations ; the olympic and the Reichsparteitag version, another bogus item IMO.
But you decide on what to spend your money ofcourse.
Mike