A real Hicks knife is rarely seen, when they are they command a very high price. a great place for the faker art to flourish. The actual reproductions are easy to spot when new. It is when they have been worked over a bit that they get hard to tell. Legendary Arms sells a reproduction that is easy to spot. They sell it as a reproduction and help those looking for the knife to own one at a very low price. It is the next owner along the line that changes all that.
Easy to Spot when new, look very close when aged.