Early 1st Model Luft by Paul Weyersberg

German WWII > Edged Weapons > Luftwaffe, DLV & NSFK Daggers > 1st Model Luftwaffe Daggers

I was just talking with someone the other day saying that people don't even know what's good anymore! This in my mind is the most desirable 1st Luft you can buy! You can have those shiny aluminum daggers and give me early all nickel ones every day of the week! Here's exactly what I'm talkin' about right here. The plated blade on this one looks good! The "Paul Weyersberg" etched maker mark is nicely executed. It has a good mirror like finish to with along with a solid fit. The end looks to be slightly retipped. It rates an Exc+ with minor wear from the runners. It has lost it's buffer pad to time but peek there and you can see an assembler's number. They did this on early peices. The early blue, pebbled leather covered scabbard looks excellent! 100% leather coverage remains intact, with a perfect seam! There is some rubs and wear areas as a result of period wear. The solid nickel fittings show wonderful age patina and match the hilt in color and wear. The solid nickel chain is in excellent condition. It has 9 upper ringlets and 14 lower, ending at a well working solid nickel clip! The solid nickel hilt looks great! All four separately inserted brass sun wheel swastikas are beautiful with most of the silver remaining between the "legs"! The wood based, blue leather grip has aged quite nicely. It retains its perfect nickel triple wire wrap. A really great early example for the discerning collector.