Red Cross Daggers

This page's last update: November 15, 2011

Red Cross Leader Daggers

RC-93 Red Cross Leader Dagger
Here's a red cross leader for you guys! The polished blade is a decent one. It has beautiful crossgrain and a perfect tip! There is some spotting throughout, along with some nicks to the edge of the blade. The blade rates Exc+/Exc++. The brown leather buffer pad remains intact. The dent-free nickel plated scabbard is in excellent condition with practically no wear or plating loss! The two throat retaining screws remain intact and unturned. The nickel plated hilt fittings are in great shape with minor wear but no plating loss! The pommel screw cover appears to have been turned at some point, and the grip and pommel are a bit loose. Rather than take this down to tighten it up I leave that to you. The yellow trylon grip remains crack and chip free. A decent Red Cross leader at a bargain! Overall this piece rates Exc+/Exc++
$1495

RC-91 Red Cross Leader Dagger
Here's a piece that looks great! A nice blade on this one. There is the odd spot, but no damage beautiful crossgrain, a perfect tip! The blade rates NM. The brown leather buffer pad remains intact. The dent-free nickel plated scabbard is in excellent condition with practically no wear or plating loss! The two throat retaining screws remain intact and unturned. The nickel plated hilt fittings are in great shape with minor wear but no plating loss! The pommel screw cover appears to have been turned at some point. The dark orange grip remains crack and chip free. A really nice Red Cross leader for anyone! Overall this piece rates Exc++
$1850

RC-84 Red Cross Leader Dagger
This Red Cross Officer's Dagger is in pretty good condition overall. The blade looks nice with some age grey/wear and spotting throughout. It's been cleaned hard by someone likely with a buffer. The tip is in good condition. The ricasso has been nickel-plated as these always are. The blade is unmarked, as they should be. This blade rates an Exc+. The brown leather buffer pad remains intact. The nickel plated hilt fittings have some plating loss, the majority of which is to the pommel (still not much). The pommel screw cover appears to have been out maybe once or twice, due to some wear on the grooves. The eagle red cross logo is in good condition with even patina to it. The dark orange grip is in great condition with no nicks or marks on it. The nickel scabbard is in good condition with a few age marks to the platting, mostly towards the pebbled face of the scabbard. It is dent free. The two side screws remain intact and unturned. A good example of a Red Cross Leader dagger, overall rates Exc+
$1295

Social Welfare Dagger

RC-90 Social Welfare Dagger
Here one I retrieved from a good friend at the MAX show! The polished blade looks really good with Just the most minor evidence of age and runner marks. The blade has no damage, beautiful crossgrain, a perfect tip! The blade rates an easy NM. The brown leather buffer pad remains intact. The dent-free nickel plated scabbard is in good condition with just minor age and a tiny bit of plating loss. The two throat retaining screws remain intact and unturned. The hanger suspension holes are round as they are on all the Social Welfare variants. The nickel plated hilt fittings are in fine shape just showing some plating loss to the top of the pommel and a bit to the reverse oval. The pommel screw cover appears to have been taken apart, due to some wear on the grooves. The light yellow grip and crack-free grip is in great condition! There is a small wiggle to the handle and that I will leave to you to tighten if you so wish. Overall this piece rates Exc++/NM
$1850 HOLD(mk)

Red Cross EM Daggers

RC-94 Red Cross EM Dagger with Hanger
Here's a beauty!! This blade rates an easy Exc++. The crossgrain is beautiful and the saw back looks awesome! It only has the odd minor stain likely from old cosmoline. The reverse of the blade is marked GES. GESCHUTZT. The leather washer is in place. The plated nickel hilt fittings are in excellent condition with no plating lifting! You don't find that anymore! The Red Cross medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird's chest and the cross in its talons. The grip plates are perfect, being chip and crack-free. The black painted scabbard is near perfect! The fittings look excellent and all screws are intact. To top this piece off, it comes with an original unmarked frog in awesome condition. Simply an excellent example! This piece rates an Exc++
$875 HOLD(rc)

RC-92 Red Cross EM Dagger with Hanger
Here's an excellent example of a Red Cross Dagger. The blade has the odd minor spot/scratch but that's about it. This blade rates an easy Exc++/NM. The crossgrain is beautiful and the saw back looks awesome! The reverse of the blade is marked GES. GESCHUTZT. The leather washer is in place. The plated nickel hilt fittings have nicely patina! There is the odd spot of plating loss but the medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird's chest and the cross in its talons. The grip plates are in near perfect condition being chip and crack-free. The black painted scabbard shows some spidering and wear. The fittings look excellent and all screws are intact and unturned. To top this piece off, it comes with an original unmarked frog in awesome condition. Out of all of the Red Cross pieces here, I would pick this one! This piece rates a solid Exc++
$825

RC-88 Red Cross EM Dagger
Here's a well-priced example. The blade of this hewer has some age grey/stains/spotting and scratches throughout. The edges of the blade look good with no chips, sharpening or bumbs and the cross grain looks pretty good in the light. The leather washer remains in place. The blade rates Exc. The hilt fittings are nicely plated rating 85% with just the usual marks along the edges. The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird's chest and the cross in its talons. The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in fine shape. All screws are intact and unturned. The scabbard shell is straight throughout without any dents. The paint on the scabbard has almost completely worn off and this is a good candidate for a repaint. The scabbard fittings match the look of the hilt. This piece comes with a frog that is in good condition, being marked "H" to the lower reverse. Overall rates Exc
$650

RC-87 Red Cross EM Dagger
Here's a nicely priced example of an honest dagger. The blade of this hewer has some age grey / clouding throughout but still looks good. The leather washer is in place. I rate the blade an Exc+. The hilt fittings of this example are nicely plated rating 99% with just the usual microscopic bubbling we see some time to time. The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird's chest and the cross in its talons. The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in great shape being crack and chip-free. All screws are intact and unturned. The scabbard shell is slightly dented in on both sides. The paint shows wear, crazing and some scratches. The lower scabbard fitting shows a great deal of wear having plating loss and a bump to the bottom. The top scabbard fitting looks good. All of the screws remain intact. This piece comes with a nice frog. Overall this piece rates Exc+
$795

RC-85 Red Cross EM Dagger with Hanger
Here's a good example of a Red Cross Dagger. The blade has some minor speckling. The crossgrain is easily visible and the saw back is nice. To the reverse of the blade is marked GES. GESCHUTZT. Blade rates Exc++. The leather washer is in place. The plated nickel hilt fittings have nice patina although there is some platting loss to the pommel. The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird's chest and the cross in its talons. The grip plates have some minor chips and a hairline on the reverse, although remain intact and fit nicely. All screws are intact and unturned. The black painted scabbard shows some honest wear, although 95%+ of the paint remains. The side of the hilt is unit designated marked "825". This piece comes with an original "H" marked frog. Rates an Exc+/Exc ++
$795

RC-82 Red Cross EM
Here's a nicely priced example on an honest dagger. The blade of this hewer has some stains, age and scratches however crossgrain remains. The leather washer is in place. I rate the blade as conservatively Exc. The hilt fittings of this example are nicely plated rating 98% with just the usual microscopic bubbling we some time see and a bit of wear. The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird’s chest and the cross in its talons. The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in fine shape being crack and chip-free. All screws are intact and unturned. The scabbard shell is straight throughout with a period repainted surface being 98% intact. The paint shows crazing, minor scratches and some scratches. The scabbard fittings match the look of the hilt, the lower being retained with 2 screws. This type normally is associated with Klaas. Rates an easy Exc
$675 HOLD(d)

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