TENO Dagger with Hangers
This TENO dagger is in great condition. Along with the dagger is both the fabric hanger and the leather hanger. Both the scabbard and the dagger blade are marked with matching number '1289'. The blade is blemish free with no nicks and shows cross-graining. On the reverse side of handle, there are two almost unnoticeable black spots (see picture below). Also included are the gold wash Cap pins. They don't come much nicer than this. The hangers alone sell in the $5000 range and the Cap device sells for approximately $1100 if you can find one. You would be proud to own this dagger. $15,000.
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DLV Dagger
This DLV dagger is in very fine condition. Made by Josef Munch with all nickle fittings. The handle is scuff free while there are two. The blade of this dagger very small unnoticeable scuff marks on the scabbard. The blad of thiss dagger is in 98% mint condition with cross graining. The fitting screws are unbuggered. The leather hanger is in very good condition with just some minor ordinary wear. The throat has the winged symbol on it. The only way to upgrade this dagger would be to purchase a 'Mint' condition one. $1895.
Personalized Army Officer Dagger, by W.K.C.
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Army Personalized Officer Dagger by maker Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie AG (WKC), Solingen. The name engraved on the reverse cross guard is "Eberz". The blade of this dagger is in 99% mint condition with cross graining evident. Scabbard is dent free. The handle is a nice orangy-yellow color and has no cracks. Not a very common name so possible to have dagger researched. $1195.
Personalized Army Officer Dagger, by W. K. C.
Personalized Army Officer's Dagger by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie AG (WKC), Solingen. Deep Orange handle with no cracks. Scabbard is dent free. Blade is 95% with a few spots. Reverse cross guard has engraved the owner's name 'P. Pfeiffer'. Comes with Portepee that has some fraying. Dagger is very tight in the scabbard. Still a good dagger and it is personalized with a name that may be possible to research.. $1095.
RAD Officer's Dagger by Eickhorn
RAD Officer's Dagger made by the Eickhorn firm. Real nice condition overall. There is a small crack in the handle which can be seen in the close up picture. The opposite side is perfect. The blade of this RAD is almost mint with a very strong engraved 'Arbeit adelt'. The scabbard is dent free with some minor scratches. Overall, a very nice piece which would show good in a collection. $2595
This was the very first design of RAD hewer. Worn by ALL ranks until the Officer version was introduced in 1938. The very first, initial production daggers had a complete, fully covered stag grip over the nickel steel hilt underneath. This meant each individual grip had to be hand trimmed and fitted. An expensive and lengthy process. This was soon dropped and the hilt redesigned to accommodate standard sized grip plates which were mass produced and easily and quickly fitted. Therefore these early production RAD hewers are very rare and sought after by collectors. Eickhorn were the only company to do this, so ‘full stag’ hewers only have the Eickhorn trademark. This is a very nice example. Very heavy nickel hilt fittings in near perfect condition. The full stag grips are quite smooth and a mid-tan colour. The huge bowie style blade is in near mint condition with a very crisp and clear motto. The reverse riccasso has the early small oval Eickhorn trademark used from 1933-35. The scabbard again is in excellent condition with near perfect nickel mounts. The scabbard body has its original black paint and is also in good condition. Many of these scabbards started life with a black ‘anodised’ or ‘blued’ finish to the metal. This just didn’t wear well and many scabbard were re-painted over the years either by the factory or the RAD men themselves. A REALLY nice example of a very hard-to-find dagger. $2225
EARLY RAD Enlisted ‘FULL STAG’ Hewer BY Eickhorn.
