Help with HJ knife

[Haraldur Axel]

Hello can someone help me with this knife if it´s original or not, i dont collect youth and would like too sell it but i wont sell if not original. The RZM seems too be very worn as the number

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[Mac 66]

Hi good news for you your hj knife is genuine the maker is rzm m7/30 Gebr.Grafrath,Solingen -Widdert. the daimond enamel insignia is 100% genuine as well..........cheers scott.

[Santi]

Haraldur,
Does it have the motto on the blade? And...are there any sights of the year (below the rzm) ?
Those rivets arent common to all markers, but i think they are common to this one.

See this thread
http://daggers.infopop.cc/eve/forums...2/m/9270041245



Anyway, i think its fine, but another member with experience with this particular marker could help you more.

[Haraldur Axel]

Hi and thank you both for the good news, i cant see any year markings on the knife and the motto isnt there picture of the motto side.

Was it common for them too have no motto?

[Santi]

Hi, its probably a late knife then.

Please, take a look at this "lesson" for further basic information:
http://www.lakesidetrader.com/HJlesson.html

Its a great reading to get started.

I would say that the most rare knives are early period, followed by transitional period and then late knives.
The early and transitional period knives do have the motto, late's dont.

[Mac 66]

Haraldur your hj knife looks as if its late war hj with the zinc metal hilt this would not have had the motto..... earlier hjs had the motto etched/engraved on the blade and there hilts were made of steel........cheers scott.

[Haraldur Axel]

Thank you guys, and thanks for the links

[evilmike]

nice hj how many runners are in the scabbard one or two? Is the leather hanger black? it looks alittle brown in the pics, it should be black for a late hj, brown can be found on early examples only, which would also usualy have a single runner in the scabbard.

[Haraldur Axel]

The leather looks like it has been black at some time but with brown showing through where the leather is cracking i think

[Victorman]

That is a correct HJ-knife makersmark.

On the ricasso was stamped "RZM M7-30 1936".

I have seen knifes where the "1936" was erased on purpose because there is no motto, though it is 100% correct. The late knifes by this maker still have the "1936" on the blade but no motto...

Victorman