Early Eickhorn Heer Officers’ Dagger – D1248
Offering an excellent early Heer dagger in this listing, manufactured by the favorite dagger company of many collectors, the Carl Eickhorn edged weapon firm.
As a 1935 produced army dagger, the hilt components on this edged weapon are comprised of silver over heavy brass fittings. And they are absolutely gorgeous to say the least! As pictured, the crossguard and pommel are not only beautifully hand tooled, but also display a rich black patina which highlights the eagle and oak leaf features in such an attractive way. On the reverse of the crossguard is a single letter personalization either M or W that appears to have been there forever. Additionally, that goes for the ferrule as well. The light pumpkin orange grip is in wonderful condition, void of any chips, splits, or fractures. Just a stunning hilt on this early Eickhorn army dagger in every respect.
The scabbard to this edged weapon is in good condition overall. As with the hilt components, this scabbard has turned nearly all black with a rich patina over the silver / brass base material used early on. As expected, the scabbard bands are of the convex shape, normally associated with these early Eickhorn armies. Take a look at how the background burnishing highlights the oak leaves to beautifully match that of the crossguard, ferrule, and pommel features! 2 flathead side mounted screws secure the textbook thicker style Eickhorn throat piece.
And the best part. Not only is the blade a fitting finale to this edged weapon, but it is also the desirable double oval trademark which collectors are always on the look out for. The blade remains full length, straight, drawn to a needle-sharp tip, while being devoid of any sharpening, buffing, pitting, or cutting-edge chips. Exhibiting very light surface age hardly worth mentioning, this is about as nice as you’ll encounter when it comes to an Eickhorn double oval trademark blade.
You can’t go wrong with this combination: Early silver fittings, tapered tang, 14 leaf pommel, introductory double oval trademark, Eickhorn! A couple very minor surface imperfections keep this beautiful 3rd Reich army officers’ dagger from rating a full mint. A very desirable dagger to say the least. $1350.00