Dude, I just can't help myself, but something about this blade looks pretty fishy to me.
Actually it's a few things.
Firstly: What happened to the printing at the blade's neck?
To the time when this blade is supposed to be produced STIGA used to print the blade's name there.
It has changed from ' Offensive wood' to 'STIGA Offensiv' to STIGA Offensiv classic.
So what happened to that printing?
Besides, if the blade really is authentic what happened to the handle engraving?
That alone makes it appear a bit suspicious. Yet there's more.
Also if you look from sideview at the core and the other plies it just looks way too new given the estimated age of this blade and all this makes it rather look like a pretty new Stiga Offensive Classic with old handle cups.
Also as others have mentioned, there is a very visible crack that might have been repaired, but it's totally visible, so denying the existance makes one appear a little.....
DISHONEST....
so a bit more honesty would most likely be good for all of us, but everyone has to decide how people will rate his appearance.
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Here's an
ORIGINAL STIGA blade from the eighties. If you look carefully you will find a whole lot of differences to your blade here.
Here are 3 threads that can bring some light into the dark.
The first one is from this forum, the other two from other forums.
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...n-old-Stiga-Offensive-Classic-(1988)&p=160956
http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=69217&PN=1&title=i-am-proud-to-present
http://forum.tt-news.de/showthread.php?t=38192
Certainly I would apologize if my conclusions and assumptions are proven wrong....
....but my gut feeling tells me I'm not so far off....