Early Heer Officer’s Dagger by Eickhorn – D921

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 light orange handle is in fine shape, void of any chips, splits, cracks, or missing material. The color is quite attractive, being a little darker on the obverse than on the reverse. 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 orange Trolon grip.

As for the silver scabbard, it survived in pretty good condition, considering the vintage of this edged weapon. In spite of a couple small imperfections, this shell remains pretty damn straight throughout. As a fingerprint characteristic of these early Eickhorn scabbard, the reader can see those unique beveled bands that this Solingen renown company used on their early shells. Both components 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 edged chips. There is some surface darkened spots here and there, most being confined to the reverse. Lastly the early Eickhorn squirrel trademark which collectors have termed the “double oval”, is shown on the reverse ricasso.

A decent early Eick, and one of the favorite for many collectors. SOLD