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Rare Early Full Stag Eickhorn RAD Hewer

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Well guys, it's not often I get excited about one of these hewers but here's one that I could not pass up. For those of you who know these pieces well you will immediately recognize the full stag grip as being the very first variation of these that were made. The horn going round the "beak" area proved far too difficult to put into full production. After a few months this was abandon in favour of the more common hewer with the steel beak. Eickhorn was the only maker who made the full stag variation. This has a few more unique features which I will discuss further, let's start with the blade. This blade has a nice dark motto. It does have some scuffs and minor age the worse being to the reverse but still rates Exc+/Exc++ These would have been around from the very beginning of dress wear in 1934 and to survive in such fine shape from all the years of wear is amazing. The very early Eickhorn maker mark is correctly placed below the RAD triangle symbol and Ges. Gesch. dating this example 1934. I can say that with absolute certainty. The paint shows wear and loss and there is a minor bump to the obverse and a couple bruises to the lower fitting which is quite common on these. The fittings on this thing are all nickel based with silver plating that has aged to a pleasing blue/black. The scabbard has black backgrounds, look at how all the intricate details are burnished, you gotta love it! Finally before I leave the scabbard, look at the reverse of the fittings, they are bench marked "41", cool!! The grip is chip and crack free. look at how thick these stag plates are. The horn has beautifully aged with multi-tones that only time can create. The screws retaining the grip plates are all intact. Finally and Yes I'm almost done!! A fine piece rarely offered that will be appreciated by the advanced collector!

Rating:    Exc+
Item Number:    RAD-12256





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