Is it Real Stag or Fake ??

[cowhorse01]

How can I tell on a crown stag bowie knife I have if its real stag or fake ?
Thanks
Cary Zipp
Stephenville , texas

 

[Raymond Richard]

Scratch and sniff? I have yet to seen any fake stag crowns on knives yet. I would think by just looking at it you could tell.

 

[cowhorse01]

I just sold a knife on ebay that appeared to be real to me but when it arrived the person told me it was a fake molded or cast replica, man I could not tell.

 

[Will Leavitt]

The porosity on the end of a stag crown is hard to fake unless the person is a real artist. Even if it was molded the coloring would make it hard to fake..... pics please?

 

[cowhorse01]

send me an email to cowhorse01@yahoo.com and I will email you a picture of it in an attachment

 

[Keith Montgomery]

You should post a photo in this thread so that people can provide a better informed opinion.

 

[Robert Mayo]

I agree with Keith you should at least post a photo or tell who the maker is for a more informed opinion.

Bob

 

[joe-bob]

Frost sells "Crown Stag-lon" knives on TV.

 

[george tichbourne]

Crown stag is hard to fake, the roughness on the skull end would be smoothed out in the casting process. Around here white tail crown stag have small holes for blood vessels around the perimeter and cannot be faked.

I am not saying that someone would not take the time to fake crown stag but it is unlikely. Stag rounds and scales have been faked for years in plastic, jigged bone and other materials because they are not as difficult with regard to shape and undercuts.

George

 

[Tinbasher]

One smells like burning hair the other one melts if you put a hot soldering iron on it.

Richard

 

[Robert Mayo]

Crown stag is hard to fake, the roughness on the skull end would be smoothed out in the casting process. Around here white tail crown stag have small holes for blood vessels around the perimeter and cannot be faked.

I am not saying that someone would not take the time to fake crown stag but it is unlikely. Stag rounds and scales have been faked for years in plastic, jigged bone and other materials because they are not as difficult with regard to shape and undercuts.

George

Dependig on the type of knife it is there are lots of fake crown stag knives on the market here is one for example.
http://www.men-in-kilts.com/sgian-dhub3.html

Bob