Early Army Dagger by Eichhorn – D951

These early army daggers manufactured by Eickhorn during the introductory period of 1935 are always in demand by the collecting community. Here is a good solid example in this offering.

A beautiful hilt begins the description of this un-cleaned Eick army. The darker orange handle is in good shape, void of any major chips, splits, or missing material. There is one hairliner laterally near the pommel, and a couple of surface rung flakes. Though nothing is all that detracting per se’.  The crossguard is the first of 4 which this firm used early on in the production period. A rich near black patina has settled over the surface of this beautifully hand enhanced eagle. Like the crossguard, the same is true of the ferrule and 14 leaf pommel. Projecting a fantastic contrast to the darker orange Trolon grip.

As for the silver scabbard, it survived in fantastic condition considering it is constructed out of early brass. In spite of a couple small imperfections, this shell remains pretty damn straight throughout. As a fingerprint characteristic of these early Eickhorn shells, the reader can see those unique beveled bands that this Solingen renown firm used during their initial production. Both of these bands are in place, and hold the hanger rings properly. And once again, a beautiful dark surface patina matches the hilt fittings to a tee.

We conclude with the blade. It remains full length, drawn to a needle-sharp tip, and void of any sharpening, buffing, or cutting edge chips. There are a couple  of surface darkened spots here and there, but it’s not all that bad considering this edged weapon was produced in 1935. While we haven’t taken this dagger apart it is probably a tapered tang variety used by manufactures early on in the period. Lastly the small Eickhorn squirrel trademark which collectors have termed the “double oval” is shown on the reverse ricasso.

A desirable early Eickhorn, and one of the favorites for many collectors. SOLD