First HJ! (Max Weyersberg)

[J. A.]

Greetings!

I would like to share the HJ knife that I just picked up. As a primarily American collector I have been holding out for "the one" representative HJ knife for my collection. I believe I have found it!

It is an early, moderately-worn example with magnetic hilt and guard. It has faint traces of the motto. The maker mark is MAX WEYERSBERG, SOLINGEN, with "GES GESCHUTZT" also stamped. I have seen this maker mark on other types of daggers but this is the first example I have seen with this maker stamped on an HJ knife.

The diamond wiggles slightly and has a chip out of the enamel. It is also missing the leather buffer.

The scabbard retains most paint and the leather is flexible. There are marks in the leather, which I think are "L F S" (possibly with an oak leaf behind it) but I am not sure. They are hard to make out, and harder to photograph!

Here are the photos! All opinions and feedback are most welcomed on this piece.

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/4949/dsc02410rk.jpg
http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/7366/dsc02414l.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1845/dsc02415xs.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9096/dsc02416f.jpg
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7383/dsc02417ts.jpg
http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/6690/dsc02419uq.jpg

Thank you!
-Johannes

[heyst56]

a good early one

Hans

[Vaughan]

It`s real, it`s early and the condition is quite fair for one of these boy`s knives that was well used.

Good score!

[J. A.]

Thank you Hans and Vaughan for your assessments! Any idea what the leather stamp might represent, or direction to a research source that might help identify it?

Thank you again!
-Johannes