Adventuretime Posted May 27, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 27, 2020 Hey all! Looking for expert advice. Recently put my hand into some brass knuckles and noticed some red flags. More of a gun guy, so this is out of my comfort zone. Read a bunch of threads on this topic and they lead me to believe it’s a repro. Can any expert take a look at the pics and confirm? (Posting pics based on the posts describing discrepancies...have many more pics if needed) Thank you all in advance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militariaone Posted May 28, 2020 Share #2 Posted May 28, 2020 Greetings, Blade is definitely from a reproduction and not like those made by L. F. & C. (specifically, the blade's ricasso area is clearly indicative of a known repro), but I will hold off on judgement of the handle's originality. Picture's-wise, I would request an image in which we may view the entirety of the handle/knuckles in order to see their overall shape/proportions. That said, British Broad Arrow/Pheon marks are a typical "tell" placed on reconstructions/fakes, which IMHO are used to distract potential buyers with something to focus on instead of the knife itself. While I never say "never," all United Kingdom's War Department (WD)/Broad Arrow Marked MK. I knives I have viewed, have always been reproductions or creative "recreations." There is a thread of a H. D & S. knife once on this forum, which possessed a similar WD/Broad Arrow mark and that example was also "fake" all day long though, its owner felt otherwise. I'm no expert, but my eyes still work 🙂 Thoughts complete. Best, V/r Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militariaone Posted May 28, 2020 Share #3 Posted May 28, 2020 Some additional threads of similarly marked (& hokey bladed) WD/Pheon knives. Likely, all born from the same "artiste." Njoy, V/r Lance https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/216067-us-1918-trench-knife-with-wd-markings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militariaone Posted June 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 17, 2020 Greetings all, Kind of surprised we never heard back from the original poster in terms of providing more images of this questionable knife for further evaluation/discussion. Well today, I viewed this link and my pea brain finally figured out why the original poster's subsequent "radio silence." https://annapolismaritimeantiques.com/products/trench-knife-u-s-1918-lf-c-1918-intact-with-original-finish?utm_source=attic.city&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=shoplocal For only $1295.00, you could be the owner of this not original knife. And yes, it's exact the same knife. Insert golf clap here. 🙄 Njoy, I did, V/r Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted June 17, 2020 Share #5 Posted June 17, 2020 big bucks for copy junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmperorWangDong Posted October 28, 2020 Share #6 Posted October 28, 2020 Ouch, someone had to learn a $1300 lesson the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militariaone Posted June 29, 2023 Share #7 Posted June 29, 2023 Greetings all, Not the same exact knife, but the same exact style of fake/reproduction; note the casting flaw (the weird box shape on the handle in front of the logo), spurious WD/Crow's Foot (OK, pheon), and reproduction's blade. These WD/pheon marked replicas also come in an H. D. & S. logo marked variant. The images of this post's shared variant comes from this website: https://sallyantiques.co.uk/product/landers-frary-and-clark-american-wwi-trench-knuckle-knife-m1-1918-with-knuckle-duster-maker-and-wd-marked/ Buyer Beware, Best, V/r Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militariaone Posted June 29, 2023 Share #8 Posted June 29, 2023 Forgot the previous/above post's website screenshot for posterity's sake. Best, V/r Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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