E-394 Army Officer’s Dagger with Portepee by
Carl Eickhorn (SCARCE Small 35-41 Trademark)
This is a DIRECT Veteran purchase! It is in untouched condition
having a beautiful aged patina. The pommel is the 12-leaf style Type A
exhibiting minor carrying wear to the top and the edge (Volume I, page 114).
In addition, there are minor areas of original lacquer to the top and in and
around the standing oak leaves. The dark orange grip is a Type C-gp with
the thinner segments displaying NO wear or age. There is the typical age
soiling to the recess areas that will clean up nicely (Volume I, page 12).
The crossguard has crisp edges and smooth surfaces exhibiting outstanding detail
to the eagle (Volume I, page 25). It has the previously cited Eickhorn
second style crossguard utilized by this famous firm (Volume I, page 26, right).
However, since the release of Tom’s first outstanding reference book entitled
Exploring the Dress Daggers of the German Army, it has been discovered that
Eickhorn really produced four crossguard types. This will be addressed in
Tom’s Second Edition printing. Accordingly, this is now the fourth and
last style crossguard utilized by Eickhorn. Attached to the hilt is an
original 43cms portepee in the correct Army tie, grading excellent-! The
blade is SPECTACULAR remaining mirror bright with 100% crossgraining. The
edges and tip are crisp with the tip being the needle point style! The in
and out runner marks are almost non-existent! The blade grades mint!
The reverse ricasso is stamped with the very desirable Eickhorn small 1935-41
Squirrel trademark with the company location below Solingen (Volume I, page 27,
lower left). This stamped trademark was utilized in 1940. The
smaller size leather washer is present, grading near mint. The second
style scabbard shows some carrying time having two vertical hits to the obverse
side while the reverse is straight (Volume I, page 26, right). The
dark patina perfectly matches the look of the hilt. The thick scabbard
throat is retained by a center-placed flathead screw on the reverse, which is
unturned. Typical of many Eickhorn Army scabbards this scabbard weight is
loose! A FINE example original example with the SCARCE logo! Strong
excellent.
$850.00
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Item E-394
