E-112 Late-Period Government Official’s Dagger
by Alcoso
This dagger was just purchased at as part of a small dagger
collection! There is a nice look to the entire dagger having a mixture of
original factory lacquer and a dark & light patina. Beautiful!
The hilt eagle head exhibits minor carrying time to the edges and the pommel
top, in addition to having a hard edge hit to the back of the eagles head.
NO worries! The decorative lines are nicely cut, while still retaining a
nice burnish. The top spanner matches the look of the hilt showing a
couple of faint signs of being turned. In addition, it lies flat with the
contour of the eagle’s head. SCARCE find here! The grip plates are
the artificial mother-of-pearl having that golden hue appearance.
Gorgeous! The ferrule perfectly matches the look and condition of the
other hilt parts. It is adorned with two cut lines with nice background
burnishing. The Alcoso crossguard is significantly better then the norm
having outstanding detail and workmanship with a beautiful detailed eagle!
The edges remain crisp throughout! In addition, the swastika within the
wreath is nicely vaulted. The blade is bright and shiny with nearly 100%
crossgraining in addition to the normal in and out runner marks. The tip
and lower left edge show signs of being expertly repaired! Additionally,
there are a few faint smudges throughout both sides. Accordingly, the
blade grades strong excellent to near mint! The reverse ricasso is etched
with a late-period Alcoso horizontal trademark indicating that the piece was
probable produced after 1941 (Volume I, page 23, narrative). The
horizontal trademark has the Alcoso scales with the company initials
interspersed within the scales “ACS”. Finally, the scales themselves
have a solid etch filling (Volume I, page 19, top right). To the right of
the scales is the company name appearing in script letters and below is the
company location Alcosa / Solingen. By the way, the name appears to end in
an “a”, NOT an “o”. NO worries! The blade washer is missing
to time! The scabbard has a couple of very, faint taps to the lower
portion of the scabbard. The pebbled surfaces are crisp with the edges
having no signs of lifting. The carrying bands have outstanding detail,
rising toward the eyelets. The throat is retained by two small bore side
screws that are turned. A VERY NICE example that is getting almost
impossible to find on today’s market. Strong excellent.
$7,695.00
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Item E-112
