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Important Third Reich
Daggers and Swords
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Hunting Dagger (Hirschfänger) of the Reich National Forestry Service (NFS) (Item HUNT 9-1; Important Third Reich Daggers) |
| DESCRIPTION: Here is a great NFS dagger or Hirschfänger (literal translation: “Deer Catcher”). It’s fitted with ivory-colored celluloid grips that have three brass acorns affixed to each side of them. The dagger is by the firm of Eickhorn in Solingen and has the famous squirrel logo familiar to this company. The etched blade has great hunting scenes–deer, boar, gamebirds, elk, partridges, and jaunty German hunters. The scabbard is of top-grade leather and this sporting weapon measures about 18½ inches long in its scabbard. Some collectors claim that these forest-service pieces are among the most beautiful of all Third Reich daggers; they certainly are graceful looking and special, indeed.
PRICE: $985.00 |
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Ein Deutsches Reichsarbeitsdienst Hewer (German Labor Corp Dagger) (Item Important Third Reich Daggers; RAD 6-5a) |
| DESCRIPTION: Here is a very fine example of the RAD Hewer (dagger) (Reichsarbeitsdienst) or Reich Labor Service. This was the organization that actually saved the German workers from the horrors of the Depression in the years starting with 1934. Youngsters served a six month program of camp life while being taught the merits of public labor. It was one of the greatest social programs of the 20th century. In many ways lads from rich families served beside the farm boys and the sons of factory workers in a group effort to benefit not only themselves but their German Fatherland. The program was actually copied by the war criminal Franklin D. Roosevelt when he initiated the WPA (there is more on the internet). The men were issued sharp looking militaristic uniforms and they were trained not only in civil engineering and strategy but they took on a work ethic and national responsibility that prepared them for their future. A program that is so surely needed in our western culture today. (‘Arbeit Adelt) ‘Work Glorifies’! This was the motto that resounded in their hearts and appeared on the blades of the Hewers. This was indeed an important role in the life of a patriotic youth in the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler and the NSDAP.
The most welcome issued item to these officers and men of the RAD was this large Hewer (dagger). In earlier years of the program the officers and enlisted personal wore the same edged weapon, with stag grip. It was not until 1938 that the officers were issued a scaled down version with white celluloid grips actually quite different. The piece we offer here is one manufactured by Ed Wusthof of Solingen and is in very fine condition but the scabbard is repainted (but a fine job). This repainting was and is common in regards to these RAD pieces. Yes, they were dress daggers that were supposed to be worn only while not engaged in work of course. But in practically every hour otherwise these daggers were extensively worn then why were the scabbards In need of constant repainting? Precisely because of this constant usage. Also seldom does one ever see one of these that does not have a back strap between the stag horn grips that is not somewhat scarred. Especially ones that were issued to officers and group leaders, reason: Almost every day various duty notices were nailed up on posts, walls, etc. This usually means that one would have to go get a hammer! Well why do that when a very heavy implement was hanging right there suspended from your belt ready to use! Now you understand why the daggers invariably have nicks, scratches and dents in this area. How nice to have a dress dagger and a handy tool at the same time! We have said that this one is a very fine example in a good state of preservation. All the screws are in place and original. The scabbard is straight throughout. The scabbard mounts are nickel plated as are the cross guard and all metal parts of the grip. The blade is fine but like 99% of these daggers of the RAD there are signs of minor sharpening. The firm’s name is underneath the logo and the patent pending words “Ges, Gesch" are seen as well. Now! This dagger has the hanger device that is known as the long bullet hanger. The piece is in brown color leather. The reverse of the clip on the hanger has the mark (logo) of Assmann one of the chief makers of N.S. insignia and accoutrements such as this you can see in our pictures the DRGM markings also besides this, it has the inverted triangle with RAD logo and the date the hanger and probably the dagger were produced (’35’). This snap clip buckle has a fine looking patina across its surfaces. To find a hewer with the hanger is almost impossible today. Better grab this one. They are disappearing from the scene rapidly and this is an excellent plus example. PRICE: $1,950.00 truly a bargain. |
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RAD (Reichsarbeitdienst) Reich Labor Corps Hewer (Item Important Third Reich Daggers; RAD 6-5) |
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DESCRIPTION: This is the Big Guy of Third Reich daggers -- 15.8" in size. A huge knife used in the field as well as for use with the uniform. The RAD was formed in the late 1920's and used throughout the 30's and 40's. Its leader was Konserntin Hierl. He organized it for the purpose of eliminating the unemployment existing among the youth of Germany. Every young German male was required to serve a period of six months in the RAD prior to joining the army (Wehrmacht). It was a good program and the American CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) was copied directly from it. With the onset of the war, RAD members were given military training and then were transferred directly into the German armed forces. During the war, RAD members were called upon to level roads and air fields, clear away rubble, collect captured war materials and generally perform manual labor in the liberated territories. This piece is the standard pattern hewer that was worm initially by officers and enlisted personnel. Later, a 1937 model was introduced and this example would only be worn by subordinate ranks. The type shown here is the model 1934. The knife symbolized the objective of this austere labor service -- New land for our people, a new people for our land. The motto on the blade "Arbeit Adelt" means Labor Enobles. The dagger offered here is by Carl Jul. Krebs of Solingen and bears the #538 on the blade. Krebs had the original contract with the RAD and his examples were the best always. Our pictured hewer is in near mint condition and remarkably without the usual dents, abrasions, etc. caused by vigorous usage. Generally the top of the backstrap is banged up from the owners tacking up notices, etc. Ninety percent of the time this is noted on these particular weapons. The blade is thankfully not sharpened and the words stand out clearly. The throat end cap (or boot) are pristine. The scabbard may be repainted, but if so, done right. And, there is the possibility it was re-painted back then in the time of the Third Reich. This was often done. This piece is complete with its large accompanying black leather hanger. This is the full hanger (very rare); hanger in three parts. Tom Johnson, in his magnificent volume, "German Daggers of WWI: A Photographic Reference" shows a E. Pack and Sohne model with the full three part hanger on page 498. The hanger is a bit used; shows some light deterioration, but is holding. The hanger clip that actually holds the dagger is marked with the Assmann symbol. This is an all around complete and excellent plus RAD hewer. One would be hard pressed to find a better one than this. PRICE: $2,250.00 |
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German National Forestry Service Dress Dagger (Hirschfänger) (Item HUNT 9-2; Important Third Reich Daggers) |
| DESCRIPTION: Here is a very excellent dress dagger of the National Forest Service (NFS). This was a conservation group at first and was established under the supervision of Reich Minister Hermann Göring and its purpose was to control and preserve the natural resources of the German forests. Even today in Europe, many of the methods employed by this association are still practiced. These dress daggers were part of a “snappy” mostly green forester’s uniform that was worn by members of this very necessary conservation project. The dress daggers came in two styles and were made by more than a dozen Solingen firms. The models were very similar, but with distinct grips; one with white celluloid grips and the other with stag-antler grips. The famed Solingen firm of WKC produced the stag-grip model we offer, here. These beautiful grips have three brass acorns on each side. The “WKC” mark is the depiction of a knight’s helmet so familiar to collectors of the very finest of Germanic edged weapons going back to the seventeenth century. The blade is beautiful with etched scenes employing grazing deer, hunting dogs, foxes, and pictured groupings of hunting equipment. The scabbard is accomplished in fine top-grade leather with brass throat and boot fittings. In its scabbard, the dagger measures about 18½ inches long. Weapons collectors say that this NS dagger would most likely be voted the most beautiful dagger of the Third Reich era. The overall condition of this one is nothing short of superb!
PRICE: $985.00 |
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German WW II Red Cross Officer's Dagger with Hanger (Item REDCROSS 1-30; Important Third Reich Daggers) |
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DESCRIPTION: The German Red Cross was a nationally recognized volunteer organization authorized to assist in civil disasters. Under article 10 of the Geneva Convention the Rote Kreuz (Red Cross) was also to participate in medical and welfare aid to the sick and wounded of the armed forces. The International Red Cross symbol was worn, but with a distinctive N.S. swastika included in the design. Two models of daggers were authorized. The enlisted grade is shown in our pages. It is commonly called a hewer because of its having a massive 10½ inch blade with a double row of saw teeth down its spine, as well as a cutting edge and a blunt, square tip. But the officer's daggers such as this one that we offer here is more attractive and came with a grip of orange plastic. The scabbard is silver-plated and the fittings were of dull, silver coloration. The overall length while in its scabbard is 15 inches. When one of these rare daggers is now and then found, they are invariably without the hangers. It's often stated that the hangers are rarer than the dagger, but to find a set of both intact is exceedingly fortunate, indeed. The Dagger When first viewed, this dagger appears to be in mint condition; however, upon close examination there are two tiny, surface cracks that can be seen at the top of the grip just under the area where the pommel is met. We feel that someone years ago properly used the “special spanner” to tighten the whole grip and might have tightened it a bit too much probably causing the minute cracks. It's plausible that the collector or the original Red Cross wearer then untightened it and as a result, now the grip is rather loose. This causes no negative view of this beautiful weapon. What else? The blade that is practically mint is extremely tight in the scabbard. It actually takes some little bit of robustness to draw the blade from the scabbard. The brown-leather buffer pad is there in place. The absolutely rare original hanger is graded excellent-plus. In our many years of handling rare daggers, this is the most complete fine example of this rare dagger that has come our way. PRICE: $2,750.00 |
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German Red Cross Hewer (Enlisted) (Item REDCROSS 1-31; Important Third Reich Daggers) |
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DESCRIPTION: This is a fine example of the dagger for enlisted personnel mentioned previously in our write-up on the officer's model for this social service of the Reich. It has a nickeled, wide pommel cap, and straight crossguard with the relief eagle and swastika that was the particular symbol of this corps. The N.S. is eagle clutching the Geneva Convention International Cross. The front of the black Bakelite patterned grip plates are checkered, while the reverse is smooth. The blade has a serrated spine that measures 10 ¼ inches and the tip is blunt so in medical emergency this dress dagger could be used for many purposes. The blade is unmarked, but is basically mint and the black, enameled scabbard is unusually fine throughout with some tiny scratches and wear. Also, rare in these daggers is the fact that the correct black leather frog is still with it and in decent shape. The frog is in good condition showing some mild usage and was constructed using aluminum rivets. This is an excellent-plus hewer worthy of a good collection.
PRICE: $895.00 |
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Nice Model 1936 Chained Officer’s Dagger (Item SSDAG 2-13; Important Third Reich Daggers) |
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| DESCRIPTION: The model 1936 is one of the most desirable collecting items in Third Reich material and they are getting scarce in any condition. The one we offer is a prime example of one of the better ones you'll ever see. The motif of the chain’s skull-and-crossbones links is perfect with the stamped "Kulturabzeichen" in the correct place and deeply stamped. The enamel "SS" button on the grip is perfectly aligned straight up and down and the grip eagle is in fine nickel plate as are the crossguards. The top crossguard, though, shows some corrosion. The center band with swastikas is perfect. The tiny screws that secure the top of the throat obviously have never been removed and the same applies to the screws at the center band and dagger tip. The grip is fashioned from a piece of ebony, but shows evidence of early period, impromptu repairs at the top of the grip adjacent to the "SS" symbol and adjacent to the center eagle. The blade is exceptionally fine and shows the original patina in the lettering; no chips or abrasions are evident. This dagger is definitely a collectible item. Despite the exceptions to its overall condition, this piece will make an excellent addition to any Third Reich dagger collection.
PRICE: SOLD |
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Excellent Model 1936 Chained Officer’s Dagger (Item SSDAG 2-14; Important Third Reich Daggers) |
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is a superb example of the popular 1936 officer's dagger. This dagger is in exceptional condition throughout. It has nickel crossguards and nickel-plated scabbard fittings. The grip is fairly perfect with an excellent grip eagle and "SS" enameled roundel. The chain is most excellent with alternating "SS" and skull links. The Wotan Knot is of the second type with stamped "Kulturabzeichen." The belt clip functions perfectly. The center band is also perfect with dimensional swastika motif. The teeth on the linked skulls stand out under close examination. The top and bottom crossguards are featured in perfection. The top nut appears to have never been disassembled. The grip eagle has a beautiful patina and stands out boldly. The scabbard has the beautiful anodized finish. The scabbard tip is perfect with undented ball formation. The ebony grip is perfect, unchipped, and fine. The blade is exceptional and the motto stands out in its original bold presentation. The beginning of the blade is slightly blemished for about halve an inch in total. The retaining screws on the scabbard throat look to have never been removed and the same with the center scabbard mounts; the scabbard-tip screws follow suit. The overall condition of this dagger would rate at about 90 percent. This is very worthwhile addition to any fine dagger collection—an exceptional trophy indeed!
PRICE: SOLD |
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| DESCRIPTION: Here is positively the nicest SS-officer's sword (Degen) we have ever offered. The keywords here are "Müller," "Dachau," and "mint," and further, what might be a period sword improvement, was the fact that the "D" guard and blade on Müller swords were constructed of stainless steel giving them a beautiful chrome-like finish. Many collectors relish Paul Müller Dachau (PMD) swords and one in this pristine condition would be a treasured relic in any advanced collection. The only part of this sword that is very lightly darkened is the top pommel nut; this is the part of any sword that is constantly touched by the proud wearer while the sword rests by his side, but here it is also perfect. The blade—also pristine and constructed in steel—is clearly marked "PMD ROSTFREI" using the stylized logo incorporating the backwards "P" for the "P" in "Paul." The SS roundel matches the finish of the hilt and is unlike the products of other SS sword makers' examples produced in Solingen. The sword mounts on a PMD sword were never darkened with artificial oxidation. The white-leather washer is original to the weapon and intact. The scabbard is faultless and retains all of its beautiful, bright-black coloration, and is as near to mint as ever seen. Sword in its scabbard is 39 inches in length. This is truly a magnificent historical treasure. Müller was considered one of the greatest swordsmiths of the Third Reich.
PRICE: SOLD |
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SPECTACULAR 1936 Model Chained Officer’s Type II SS Dagger (Item Important Third Reich Daggers; SSDAG 2-16) |
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| DESCRIPTION: We have never seen one as fine as this! Do you remember when a near-to-perfect model type II would easily bring over $10,000? Since then, many average-condition types have also brought these amounts. This one, however, fits into the classification of near mint! Of the several Model 36 chained daggers that we have offered, some were practically in this condition, but this one is absolutely the finest out of 20-25 great specimens we have had through the years. This one is roughly 8 5/8 inches (22cm) long, double-edged, nickel/silver-plated, drop-forged-steel construction blade with a low central ridge and a full length, including the hilt, of roughly, 13 5/8 inches (34.7cm). The nickel/silver-plated blade shows light scabbard runners. The obverse of the blade has a nice, well-defined, Gothic-scripted, acid-etched motto, “Meine Ehre heist Treue” (“My Honor is Loyalty”). The blade—correctly—has no manufacturer’s markings. The dagger comes with a cast, solid-nickel/silver construction crossguard, pommel and tang nut and a finely grained, carved ebony grip. The nicely shaped ebony grip has a snug fit to the cross guard and pommel fittings. The grip has a flush, inset, die-stamped, nickel/silver-plated, national eagle having out-stretched wings clutching a wreathed, canted swastika in its talons and a nickel/silver-plated and black-enameled, runic SS button nicely fit in place. The dagger comes complete with a black anodized, magnetic sheet-metal scabbard with three magnetic nickel/silver fittings. The scabbard retains 98 percent of its original finish still with most of the lacquer. All three scabbard fittings retain both of their original, matching, small, dome-headed retaining screws and the smooth top fitting has an outwardly flared bottom edge and an integral, upward diagonally angled, chain suspension loop with a central, chain-retaining cutout. The central fitting features an embossed scalloped lip to both the top and bottom edges and embossed, stylized, conjoined swastika pattern to the center on a slightly textured, background field. The central fitting also has an integral, upward diagonally angled chain suspension loop with a central chain-retaining cut-out. The smooth bottom scabbard fitting has an ovoid, ball tip to the bottom edge. The second pattern, nonmagnetic sheet metal suspension chain features two, six-sided, rectangular links, four connecting loops and a cutout, square link to the top section and four, six-sided, rectangular links and five connecting loops to bottom section. The attachment links feature alternating, embossed skulls and crossbones and dual SS runes, with the top section having the skull closest to the cloverleaf and the runes close to the scabbard, while the bottom section is reversed with the dual SS runes closest to the cloverleaf and the skull and crossbones closest to the scabbard. All six links have smooth, raised, out edges and a slightly textured background field. Both the top and bottom chains connect to a Celtic swirl cloverleaf design at the top edge with a soldered friction clip to the reverse. The Celtic cloverleaf has a central recessed line and three of the four circular interiors are cut out with the top one being solid. The reverse of the second, top chain link, closest to the scabbard, is well marked with the shallow, stamped, overlapping SS runes with an octagonal outer border. It shows minimal age use to the period wear, but overall, practically near MINT CONDITION.
<--p>PRICE: $11,500.00 PRICE: SOLD |
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Honey of an SS M36 Service Dagger! (Item Important Third Reich Daggers; SSDAG 2-17) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This dagger features a roughly, 8 5/8-inch long, double-edged, nickel/silver-plated, drop-forged, steel blade with a low central ridge and a full length—including the hilt—of roughly 13 5/8 inches. The nickel/silver-plated blade shows light-to-moderate scabbard runners and surface spotting. The obverse of the blade has a nice, well-defined, Gothic-scripted, acid etched motto, “Meine Ehre heißt Treue” (“My Honor is Loyalty”). The dagger comes with a cast nickel/silver-plated-construction crossguard, pommel, and tang nut, and a finely grained carved, inset, die-stamped, nickel/silver-plated, national eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted, swastika in its talons and a nickel/silver-plated and black-enameled, runic SS button nicely fitted in place. The dagger comes complete with a black-painted, magnetic, sheet-metal scabbard with three magnetic nickel/silver-plated fittings. The scabbard retains most of its original finish. All three scabbard fittings retain both of their original, matching, small, dome-headed retaining screws and the smooth, top filling has an outwardly flared bottom edge and an integral, upward diagonally angled chain suspension loop with a central, chain-retaining cut-out. The central fitting features an embossed, scalloped lip, to both the top and bottom edges and embossed, stylized, conjoined swastika pattern to the center on a slightly textured, background field. The central fitting also has an integral, upward angled chain suspension loop with a central, chain-retaining cut-out. The smooth, bottom scabbard fitting has an ovoid, ball tip to the bottom edge. The second pattern, magnetic, sheet-metal suspension chain features two, six-sided, rectangular links, four connecting loops, and a cutout, square link to the top section and four, six-sided, rectangular links and five connecting loops to bottom section. The attachment links feature alternating embossed skulls and crossbones and dual SS runes with the top section having the skull closest to the cloverleaf and the runes closest to the scabbard, while the bottom section is reversed with the dual SS runes closest to the cloverleaf and the skull and crossbones closest to the scabbard. All six links have smooth, raised, outer edges and a slightly textured background field. Both the top and bottom chains connect to a Celtic swirled cloverleaf design at the top edge with a soldered friction clip to the reverse. The Celtic cloverleaf has a central recessed line and three of the four circular interiors are cut out with the top one being solid. The reverse of the second, top chain link, closest to scabbard, is well marked with the shallow, stamped, overlapping SS runes with an octagonal outer border. There is a minor crack on the lower right of the handle below the eagle. There appears to be a crack on the handle itself, but this is a shadow created by the camera. In near mint condition, this is a real find that has been attractively priced by the consignor.
PRICE: $6,500.00 |
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Officer's Degen in Near-Mint Condition; Paul Müller, Dachau (Item SSDAG 2-15; Important Third Reich Daggers)
