Shooting Dagger

German WWII > Edged Weapons > Forestry, Hunting and Shooting Daggers > Shooting Daggers

Wow what a beautiful example! The 15 inch blade is a triple acid etched example that is in excellent condition! The dark and crisp acid etch motif to the panels are beautifully detailed and displayed! They depict: hunters, rifles, deer, a target, trees and laurel leaves all in hunting settings. It continues to hold a nice tight fit with a perfect tip. The blade rates a solid NM. It has a bit of rough edges but that's it! The scabbard is also in excellent condition! It has very fine black leather that is 100% intact! It depicts two decorative lines running the length of the scabbard on both sides. All of the stitching remains intact. There are several pressure marks throughout. Someone put some shoe polish over it. Both matching steel based, plated fittings have scalloped edges and are tightly secured by one staple each. The fittings retain 99%+ plating coverage! The hilt on this piece is really cool compared to a lot of other daggers! The clamshell depicts an oak/laurel leaf wreath with acorns surrounding an enameled 'Deutscher - Scuutzen-Verband - Shooting ' Association Membership pin correctly pinned in place. The crossguard is nickel plated alloy and retains 100% coverage. Both quillions terminate at an acorn each. The ferrule and pommel both have decorative lines throughout. The pommel ends at a screw that is un-tampered with. The grip is wood based and celluloid covered. There are three small hits yet no cracks or chips as we so often see on these! The grip also has two crossed rifles that are correctly pinned to the center obverse. Overall, this piece is a hard one to come by so now's your chance to get a real beauty of a piece, you will be proud to own!