Recommendation? Asking for help identifying a real article or fake.

[T.O.]

Hello, I am a novice knife collector and am asking for help in determining if I have a genuine Mad Dog ATAK. Can someone point me in the right direction as I am new to posting on this forum. Thank you. Tom

 

[Dadpool]

A forum search for "Mad Dog ATAK fake" turns up some threads that might be useful:

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/is-this-a-real-mad-dog-1995-vintage-atak-knife.1451862/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/mad-dog-knives-sterile-atak-i-think.1193333/

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/is-the-mad-dog-knife-on-ebay-authentic.148509/