HJ knife M7/80 Gustav C. Spitzer, Solingen Real or fake ?

[werner p.]

is this the real deal ??

please advise

thanks

Werner

[saar]

IMO the knife is fine even though the RZM stamp is on the wrong side.
Here is another such knife: https://www.hj-research.com/forum/f3...j-knife-11250/
Some people might think the motto is postwar but if you think about it ...why would a faker to do such a thing? To complicate his life?
That said, the knife has been buffed plus the scabbard looks repainted. Hard to say, too much flash.

[Victorman]

Hello Werner,

Is the hilt of this knife magnetic?

Does the diamond insignia wiggles?

Best regards,

Victorman

[werner p.]

Hello Werner,

Is the hilt of this knife magnetic?

Does the diamond insignia wiggles?

Best regards,

Victorman

the diamond doesn't wiggle
no hilt is not magnetic

[werner p.]

Hello Werner,

Is the hilt of this knife magnetic?

Does the diamond insignia wiggles?

Best regards,

Victorman

the diamond doesn't wiggle
no hilt is not magnetic

[Br. James]

This blade really must have been in bad shape to require the amount of buffing that its withstood. The motto is almost completely erased! I wonder what the blade's reverse looks like?

These HJ Field Knives were put to much of the same kinds of usage as were the RAD EM Hewers, and this piece is a fairly early example. The photos are indistinct and the detail on the scabbard and the leather can't be clearly seen, but if they are as pristine as they appear, I'd pass this one up.

Br. James

[Schlange]

Rivets on knife handle looks odd for M7/80 HJ knifes standards.


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[Victorman]

Hello Werner,

Gustav C. Spitzer's mottoed HJ-knifes are found with the RZM mark on the 2 different sides of the blade (see pictures).
The non magnetic hilt on a 1938 made knife is unusual, but could be correct.

Best regards,

Herman