I see no red flags with it.  Looks genuine to me.    

I like it.  

At least now you know for certain.  

That is certainly sage advice....   -Ski

Quite a variety of these knives it seems.  Any issue fighting knives as opposed to private purchase?      

Welcome aboard!  Nice man-cave.    

Hi all, I always thought this was a Dutch bayonet but my google image tells me it's Japanese which I know it's not. It's about 13 inches long with a T back blade and metal scabbard. My google does not tell me what the marks are either. Any help is appreciated so I can mark it properly.  Thanks Mark

Once and for all putting this to rest, I had it authenticated at a militaria show and it’s a Chinese knockoff!

hello..what do you think of this case covered in Kai gunto leather? 

FOR SALE: a personal scrapbook, compiled during the 1990’s by former SS officer Heinz Macher, a large 275-page book absolutely chok-blok filled from front-to-back with newspaper clippings, photographs, letters and trinkets. This massive tome measures 11” high x 9” wide x 4” thick and weighs 6.5 pounds!   This scrapbook contains literally hundreds of miscellaneous items of personal interest to the “author.” There are about 100 pages of newspaper clippings, which touch on a wide variety of subjects ranging from local political and criminal matters to events and controversies involving former SS members, and so much else! There are 40 pages of friends & family photos, including Macher’s brother, wife, son and grandkids. More than 30 pages of military-related images focused on his buddies in the SS Kameradschaft group, plus some 20+ pages of letters (personal correspondence received by Macher) pasted directly into the album. The old guy must have really enjoyed going out-to-eat because there are approximately 30 pages which contain restaurant-related things like menus, receipts, photos of the places/owners and pics of the food! He must have been somewhat of a photography enthusiast because there are 40 pages of color photos “nature scenes” also included. Sprinkled in randomly are things like his veterans’ reunion “Treffen” badge, a Third Reich vintage 5-mark coin, and black paper cut-out profiles. The final entry is a photograph of Macher’s wrecked car, where he actually glued the car-key from the wrecked vehicle into the album!   $1500 includes tracked domestic postage via USPS Priority Mail. International shipments @ actual cost. I assume PayPal payment (no extra charge from my side) but I also accept cash, personal checks, postal money-orders and Western Union.   For those of you who are not familiar with Heinz Macher, click here:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Macher    

Nice!  I have always felt WWII Italian items are generally underappreciated.  I find the Italian Navy and Italian Air Force particularly interesting.

HELLO ALL,    I just picked up this beret, a Lebanese flag, Turkish flag and other things from an online estate sale. Looks like he was in the Marines have his dog tags etc.     Thanks for any help on this badge!!!   Regards,   Mark