2nd model luft black grip by klaas

[NBolinger]

Just picked this dagger up last weekend at a show, the grip has most of the white paint , there a crack on the back of the grip but most thats ive seen have a crack or two. Are these just late war last over grips that they painted white?

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[rob NL]

These type of daggers are the ones that everyone refers to as "Funeral daggers" however, as this nice example shows, the black handles were painted white, but over time the paint came of.
Great dagger

[JohnZ]

And, if you carefully take off the white paint on the grip and have an all black handle, you will have 'created' a 'funeral dagger' which is magically worth $1,000-1,500 more than a plain Jane Luft2.

A big payback for a little sweat, but I actually do not recommend doing it.

John

[Frogprince]

And, if you carefully take off the white paint on the grip and have an all black handle, you will have 'created' a 'funeral dagger' which is magically worth $1,000-1,500 more than a plain Jane Luft2.

A big payback for a little sweat, but I actually do not recommend doing it.

John

Having seen more paint removed examples than I care to remember. I think that the “funeral daggers” are in the same category as the “personalized” government property Luftwaffe daggers with initials, names, and coats of arms etc. engraved into them. It might have have seemed like a good idea at the time to make them more valuable. But who wants to pay even more for an item that has lost its originality? Or to someone who does not like items that have been “humped up” and only worth a fraction of an untouched piece?? FP

[NBolinger]

Thanks

Thanks for the imput on the dagger, i would not think of takeing the paint off, a few years ago i baught a army one and started to take the paint off till i talked to a dealer friend who yelled at me for doing it.

[Wim Vangossum]

Nice to see it with the paint intact. I still wonder which Donald Duck came on the brilliant idea to call them $$$$$$rare funeral daggers $$$$$.



Regards, Wim




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[NBolinger]

Thanks

Thanks for help on the dagger.

[dasboot2011]

Well Im glad I saw this post. I was not aware of how the funeral daggers came about. Thanks for sharing the info all, and btw nice dagger!

[Billy G]

A rare dagger either with or without the grip paint. A shame about the grip crack but it's still a very nice original.