2nd Model Luftwaffe Dagger by Weyersberg – D886
While there were for the most part just a handful of 3rd Reich edged weapon firms which plated the blades on their 2nd model Luft daggers, none did it any better than the company of Paul Weyersberg. Here’s a beauty in this offering.
The Trolon grip to this dagger is a sight to behold. While being darker orange on the obverse, the back side is a little lighter and more of a squash color. The material is in excellent condition, void of any chips, cracks, or missing material. Tightly wrapped around the circumference and all in place, is the decorative springy wire this Solingen firm chose to use on their grips. An excellent detailed and burnished crossguard displaying an eagle in flight clenching a swastika in it’s talons, displays a striking contrast of both light and dark on this component. At the top, the same is true of the high relief pommel. The burnishing combined with hand tooling makes the oak leaves pop out on this piece. And as an extra delight to collectors, the swastikas on this pommel still retain 75% of the period applied gilt. Finally, wrapped around the lower grip and ferrule is what looks like the original portapee that was worn with this edged weapon. As shown in the photos, it’s frayed, but still very much intact.
A gorgeous scabbard accompanies this 2nd model. It remains perfectly straight, void of any hits, dings, splits, bends or anything else. A nicely toned airplane gray finish can be seen on both obverse and reverse of this shell. The scabbard bands are secured and in place, and hold the hanger rings properly. 2 flat head screws hold the throat in place.
Finally we get to the blade. And as hoped for, it’s as nice as everything else this dagger has going for it. Perfectly straight, drawn to a needle like tip, it is one sweet shiv! This blade remains full length, void of any tipping, sharpening, cutting edge chips, or anything else. A couple specks of surface age mainly confined to the trademark area is basically it. As this is a plated blade, the next owner may chose to gently clean this area or just leave it as be. As it is truly not all that detracting. And talk about plated blade, look at the photos of it! On the reverse ricasso is the etched trademark of the firm responsible for this beautiful edged weapon: Paul Weyersberg. Additionally, just above the logo you can also make out the small stick eagle Waffenamt. An indication that this was a fairly early produced 2nd Model Luft officer’s dagger.
A 2nd Model Luft in this condition is truly a challenge to find in the market place today. Grab this one, as you’ll be glad that you did! SOLD