AN EARLY SA DAGGER WITH RARER MAKER 9/10 SCARCITY.

A good example of one of the early SA dagger, and even better it has a maker that is rated 9/10 on the scarcity lists. This one is made by Carl Schmidt & Sohn AG Solingen. All nickel fittings are uncleaned and have a light patina to the surfaces. Themis-brown hardwood grip is undamaged and there is a nice nickel eagle and SA button. Lower crossguard is Gau stamped Wf for district Westphalia. Th...  read more

Code: 5003

AN UNUSUAL EARLY OFFICERS PARADE SWORD BY ROBERT KLAAS.

An all brass dove head hilt profusely decorated with acorns and oak leaves along the knuckle bow and the back strap. Black celluloid grip. The triple grip wire has come loose in a few places and some strands are missing, but the central main strand is present over the complete grip. The reverse of the grip has an interesting Klaas feature insomuch as the grip wire slants downwards, not horizont...  read more

Code: 4998

A LUFTWAFFE FIGHTING KNIFE ‘5’ MARKED BLADE.

A very good example of this popular collectable. A standard issue Luftwaffe fighting knife. Good wood grips with triple rounded steel rivets. Steel crossguard. Very nice scabbard with all original factory black paint. Reverse has all attachment springs present. Blade is undamaged. A little grey in places due to age but no pitting, damage or sharpening. Riccasso is stamped with the tiny issue ma...  read more

Code: 4996

A VERY EARLY ALL BRASS ‘WRANGLE’ OFFICERS SWORD.

Another one from the sword collection. This early example of a ‘WRANGLE’ sword is part of the Field Marchal series of swords made by Carl Eickhorn. This particular example is not marked ‘Eickhorn’ but still has the ‘Ges Gesch’ stamp under the crossguard which proves it’s an Eickhorn. It’s also an early piece as the triple grip wire is all brass rather than aluminium which they used later. In ve...  read more

Code: 4995

A NICE EARLY ALL BRASS WEHRMACHT OFFICERS SWORD BY ALCOSO.

Another sword from this large collection. A very good example of an officers all brass hilted ‘dove head’ parade sword by ALCOSO. The market for parade swords and daggers during the 1939’s was huge and very competitive. All officers were required to own a dagger AND a sword for parade purposes. Each manufacturer had their own specific designs for each, so eventually there were literally 100’s o...  read more

Code: 4994

A LONG RURAL POLICE BAYONET BY ALCOSO WITH FROG AND PORTEPEE.

You still get a lot for your money with these sidearms. An early long Third Reich police bayonet and as all the early ones are, converted from a Weimar Clamshell police bayonet. Silver eagle head hilt with stag grip plated and oval aluminium police badge. Brown leather scabbard with brown leather frog. Original police portepee tied in place The reverse of the frog is stamped ‘Po’ for police. T...  read more

Code: 4981

A MOST UNUSUAL ETCHED ‘MEMORY OF MY SERVICE TIME’ SHORT DRESS BAYONET.

Privately purchased at the time by the soldiers themselves or gifts from relatives, there are a huge number of variations of this etch. Some are extremely rare and beautiful and fetch quite large sums. I have has a great many of these over the years but this one is most unusual. Standard exterior with a steel, nickel plated hilt. Unfortunately this has some corrosion and pitting go the surface,...  read more

Code: 4975

A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A COMPLETE ‘SOCIAL WELFARE’ OFFICERS DRESS DAGGER WITH ORIGINAL STRAPS AND 42cm PORTAPEE.

One of the more unusual daggers of the Third Reich era. Social Welfare? Not a military organisation at all yet they had specific uniforms and daggers for both enlisted men and officers! Unlike nearly all the other daggers and swords, These daggers never have any makers marks on the blades, yet they appear in various manufacturers catalogues (Eickhorn, Robert Klaas). This officers example is in ...  read more

Code: 4952