Other WWII Daggers

This page's last update: Jan 03, 2012

Political Daggers

GO-19 Alcoso Government Officials Dagger
Here's a nice piece fresh out of the woodwork. Exactly how I like 'em, never been in a collection, never been cleaned or disassembled. The early first issue scales maker marked blade rates Exc+. There is some honest age and the odd scuff but nothing serious. There is no sharpening, the tip is perfect. The maker mark shows wear! The thin blade buffer remains in place. The classic nickel silver, brass based Alcoso fittings have nicely patinaed. I really love the way the whole thing is matching in patina and color. The heavy silver plating has turned that desirable blue hue. The elegant mother-of-pearl grip plates look great remaining chip and crack free. The silver plated scabbard is set off by two well detailed oak leaf bands. And for those of you checking me against other examples, indeed the oak leaves run the right way and the suspension rings are correctly inserted. The plating to the scabbard is 100% and it remains completely dent free. The throat is retained by two unturned screws, exactly as it should be. Overall this is a great piece you will be proud to own. Rates Exc+/Exc++
$4000 HOLD

CU-11 Tagged Hörster Land Customs
Really a tough dagger to find in good shape. The blade features a perfectly executed black etched maker mark. The blade is mint, need I say more? 100% of crossgrain, no age, no nothin'. MINT. This dagger employs the textbook aluminum fittings with upswept hand enhanced Customs eagle wings. There is just the very lightest of wear to the reverse of the crossguard where you can see some scratches to the factory lacquer. The unique hand enhanced Customs pommel is matching. These fittings retain approximated 99% of factory lacquer are set off by a grip that is correctly wire wrapped with springy twisted wire. The unique Customs ferule has the correct leaf pattern. The undented scabbard has detailed bands with the correct chased line approx 5mm in from the front scabbard fitting edges. The fittings are all secured with unturned headless screws. The throat is integral to the upper fitting as we see on 95% of these. All the fitting are damage free with lots of lacquer These daggers are all late period, keep in mind that there were never even adopted till 1937. Finally look at the leather on this dagger and this in my opinion it the best feature of this dagger. You rarely find original leather in this kind of shape any more. It's all matching and all in wonderful shape. Nicely finishing this example is a crispy factory tag. This is for the most anal among you. You could upgrade it, but as of late time machines are in short supply. Mint-
$4250 Layaway(mjw)

CU-12 Hörster Land Customs Dagger
A really tough dagger to find in good condition. The factory polished blade shows some age grey throughout, but that's about it for wear. There has been no sharpening, there are no runner marks, the tip is perfect, there is some nice cross graining and the Hörster maker mark is beautiful! The blade rates Exc++. The undented scabbard has detailed bands with the correct chased line approx 5mm in from the front scabbard fitting edges. The fittings are all secured with headless screws. The throat is integral to the upper fitting as we see on 95% of these. The fittings show remnants of silver wash throughout. The leather on the scabbard remains intact with the odd scratch and pressure mark. The top-reverse section of the scabbard has a small piece of leather missing. You rarely find original leather in great shape, so this one's pretty darn good. This dagger also employs the textbook aluminum fittings with upswept enhanced Customs eagle wings. The unique Customs pommel with acanthus leaves is matching in tone and patina. The leathered grip is in awesome shape and correctly wire wrapped with springy twisted wire. The unique Customs ferule again has the correct leaf pattern. Overall rates Exc+/Exc++
$2995

PO-45 Paul Weyersberg Postal Protection Dagger
Here's a rare piece out of an advanced collection. The Paul Weyersberg maker marked blade shows excellent crossgrain and the maker mark is perfectly executed. The tip and blade/crossguard fit are perfect! There's no sharpening, just some minor age grey. The blade rates easy Exc++. The dent-free scabbard features original paint that has some minor chipping from the chain. The fittings are in great shape with just a small amount of wear and easily 99% or better of factory plating. The screws are all intact. Grip is in awesome shape! It has some light pressure marks but no chips or cracks (which is hard to come by on these). The unique postal insignia is properly pinned proud of the surface, as it should be. The crossguard is correctly stamped under the quillions with the issue number "920" and "DRP" (sorry I missed that in the pictures). Not necessary but always nice to see. The hilt enamel to the swas's is 100%. Lastly the chain is completely intact. The clip is correct, with the "DRGM" mark. The clip functions fine. This is a nice example. Overall Exc++
$5795

Teno Daggers

TE-27 Teno Leader by Eickhorn
Here's a textbook example out of an advanced collection. This has never been cleaned, disassembled or played with, it's exactly how it returned. The blade is a good example with some odd spotting throughout. The blade has excellent crossgrain, there are no nicks to the edges and the tip is perfect! The maker mark is darkly etched in place just below the TENO eagle. The obverse is stamped with the number "0777" just under the swas on the crossguard. The blade rates Exc++. The pebbled black leather blade buffer is in place. The crossguard has some plating lifting and the eagle is nicely detailed. Best of all most of the factory burnish remains. The trylon grip is perfect! The pommel has some plating lifting with the perfectly formed cog teeth. The dent-free scabbard has a bit of wear to the edges and retains most of its deep dark black burnishing.. The throat is fairly thick and is stamped "777" matching the scabbard. The throat is retained by a single unturned reverse screw. Nicely finishing this is an original short portepee. Overall rates Exc+/Exc++
$5250

TE-25 Teno Leader by Eickhorn
Here's a wonderful example fresh from a Michigan Vet's son. This has never been cleaned, disassembled or played with, it's exactly are returned. This one is of course a textbook example. The blade is a minty example with perfect crossgrain and just a few dots of age peppering and the milest age. The maker mark is darkly etched in place just below the TENO eagle. Reverse is stamped with the number "1451". It certainly rates NM. The pebbled black leather blade buffer is in place. The crossguard has a few dots of plating lifting on the reverse and is certainly better than 99%. Best of all most of the factory burnish remains. The trylon grip is flawless! The pommel has perfectly formed cog teeth and has just a couple minute dots of lifting. The scabbard has nice deep dark black burnish. It does suffer a small hit to the lower obverse, not too bad but it's there. The throat is fairly thick and is stamped matching the blade as it should be. It is retained by a single unturned reverse screw. Exc++
$6250

TE-23 Teno Leader by Eickhorn
Rare dagger! Here's a nice example fresh in from an advanced UK collector. This one is a textbook example and exactly as it should be. The blade is a good example with very good crossgrain, no pitting, sharpening and the original needle-like tip is perfect. There are some light fingerprint stains towards the tip and witness marks from where the scabbard runners have rested for 75 years. The maker mark is darkly etched in place just below the TENO eagle. Reverse is stamped with the number "2247". Exc++. The pebbled black leather blade buffer is in place. The crossguard has a few dots of plating lifting on the reverse and is certainly better than 99%. Best of all most of the factory burnish remains. The trylon grip is flawless! The pommel is correctly burnished with perfectly formed cog teeth and has just a couple minute dots of plating lifting to the top, (where these are most prone to lifting and where you rarely get a pic). The scabbard is straight and true with nicely detailed bands. The throat is fairly thick and is stamped matching the blade as it should be. It is retained by a single unturned reverse screw. Finally finishing this example is a beauty portepee with no frays. Textbook example you will be pleasantly surprised with! Exc++
$5995

TE-24 Eickhorn TENO Hewer
A rare and desirable piece you sure know when you're holding one of these babies in hand! Bright blade has a deep matte black etched maker mark and TENO eagle. The blade is very clean with just a few witness marks from where the runners have rested and a couple off dots of age. The blade surface is matte and this is exactly the way these were made. The four digit etched number under the crossguard eagle of course matches the number on the scabbard throat. Exc++ Undented scabbard body retains 99% of the glossy enamel paint with just the lightest surface crazing and a coupls scratches. Brushed plated fittings are in good shape with lots of factory lacquer. All screws are intact and unturned. The hilt has a matte nickel plated finish over pot-metal, (as all of these are). The plating is 98% intact!! Look around and you will see how rare it is to find an example with good plating. Really nice detailed crossguard. The perfect grip plates are well fit and secured with unturned screws. If you pull these plates you with find the underside of these plates embossed with the Eickhorn logo. Pls don't do it, I just mention for interest sake. Overall rates Exc++
$3695

TE-26 Eickhorn TENO Hewer with Hanger
Gotta love how heafty these babies are! The blade has a deep matte black maker mark and TENO eagle. The blade has some age grey throughout. The blade surface is matte which is exactly the way these were made. The blade rates Exc+. The four digit etched number under the crossguard eagle of course matches the stamped number on the scabbard throat. The undented scabbard body retains 95% of the glossy enamel paint with the odd chip. The brushed plated fittings are in good shape with some wear throughout and a bit of platting loss to the edges. All screws are intact and unturned. The hilt has a matte nickel plated finish over pot-metal, (as all of these are). There is some plating loss throughout but the worse is to the reverse and best of all the eagle retains nearly all its original factory burnish. Really nice detailed crossguard. The perfect grip plates are well fit and secured with unturned screws. If you pull these plates you with find the underside of these plates embossed with the Eickhorn logo. Please don't though, I just mention for interest sake. Finally this comes with its original Assmann marked frog. The frog is untouched and could do with some sprucing up with shoe wax. It's complete but the small loop has the leather broke on one side as many of these are. Overall rates Exc+
$3250

Fireman Daggers

FI-23 WKC Fire Official's Dagger
Beauty WKC pre 1945 example. This example sports a beauty dark frosted etch with fine details. The obverse to correctly stamped with the pre-1945 maker mark. Certainly the 15" blade rates NM. The hilt is solid nickel matching the scabbard in both color and patina. The center obverse panel depicts a four oak-leaf pattern. The early trylon grip is tightly wrapped in a double strand brass wire. The flaming ball pommel unlike every other German dagger of the period is textbook "door knob" style. The end of the pommel is correctly pierced with the tang making this an impossible dagger to disassemble without doing damage. Nice hand enhancing here. Scabbard body is a black leather. The center reverse is stitched together with all the stitches intact. The undented scabbard fittings are solid nickel being secured with 2 nickel staples. A touch dagger to find in this shape. Overall NM
$2495

Foreign Daggers

MVSN-5 Italian MVSN Dagger
How cool are these Italian pieces?! The quality blade on this example has a few light scratch marks throughout, and some light in/out marks to the riccasso. Other than that the blade is great! The blade rates Exc++/NM. It is unmarked as they all are. Correct original matte finish to the aluminium hilt. The bakelite grip plates are undamaged being chip and crack free and correctly inlaid to the obverse with the Fascist symbol. The reverse has one turned brass retaining screw. This thing is perfectly fit together. The chrome plated scabbard has some light wear throughout with two small dents and some minor platting loss. The ball is dent free. The reverse of the scabbard has a vertical bullion/cloth/leather hanger assembly, which is intact. The hanger is great condition. Rates Exc++
$975

FK-35 Rumanian/Hapsburg? Fighting knife/Dress dagger
Here's an interesting example. From the hilt I suspect this a Rumanian dress dagger or perhaps Hapsburg period. It's of German manufacture. In the period German made many eastern European daggers. Really nice hilt with a detailed cast eagle head. This particular example has some light evidence of use.. It retains it's original shape. This one has good black chequered grip grip plates that are not cracked but there is a tiny surface chip to the reverse. The scabbard retains about 98% of original paint with some scratches. The hanger is limp and quite subtle. The clip functions fine. Exc+
$975

Why not complete your dagger with a hanger?