I have what I believe is one of the first run Busse Tali-Whackers. It is completely devoid of markings or serial numbers. My only belief that it is one of the originals is who I got it from. My oldest brother gave it to me a while back and I re-found it after one of my moves. He was station out of Ft. Bragg for my entire life with the SF and had boots on the ground shortly after 9/11. Is there any way to tell if I've got a true "original"?