RAD-69 Early Böker RAD Hewer
Here's an early beauty by one of the rarest makers of these hewers. The blade has very minor age and a couple nicks to the edge near the tip. The motto is nicely burnished and contrasts to the bright blade. The small double oval maker mark is correctly placed below the RAD triangle symbol and Ges. Gesch. Blade rates Exc+/Exc++.  The handle is a beauty without any damage of any kind. The horn has beautifully aged to a nice yellow/orange that only time can create. What I like best about this dagger is the fittings. These are the early nickel fittings that have been silver washed. That's why they have patinaed to those blue/black tones. The beauty bright silver is just under the surface but don't clean this one it's great just as it is. Only in the 1st year of production do you get these quality finished pieces. Later you get nickel fittings with no wash, then later plated steel, anyway I digress. Dent-free scabbard body is in nice shape with paint rating 94% with some scratches, age crazing and minor oxidation. Fittings are deeply engraved with deep black burnish to the backgrounds. The bottom side has a small hit. The fittings are secured with unturned screws all intact. Overall rates Exc+/Exc++
$1295 HOLD(mjw)