There I was watching the door of this weekends show when an older gentleman came in with a black German Dagger under his arm as he was paying for ticket. I approach him and ask to see dagger, he hands it to me and its a nice anodized 1933 SS dagger with a nasty wooden grip with the eagle inletted correctly upside down. Also no SS rune button. My heart sinks and I pull out the blade and it appears to be a very nice Himmler presentation by Eickhorn. The replaced grip makes the fittings somewhat loose, but the lower crossguard is marked 2 and when held in place has excellent fit to the blade. Fittings all coated in nicotine. Please guys, tell me that Ive found a treasure and not something to use in the garden this spring!
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Last photo,,,if this is authentic I will be seriously searching for replacement grip!
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Just checked and both crossguards are marked H E internally so thats a good sign!Comment
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Steve, I think you got a winner !Comment
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Dagger
Outstanding, thank you, been sitting here in meltdown watching the thread!Comment
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The pics you took have much glare and are on sharp angles. Would be better if they were straight on and show the full blade mottos obverse and reverse.Comment
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Dagger
Will take better later took these at show as Im on time limit for inspection, but so far so goodComment
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Took these off tripod, hopefully better, thanks for your helpComment
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Sorry, but I'm not feeling it for this blade. The etch it all over the place and lacks the fine lines of an original IMO.Comment
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