1st Model Luft by Eickhorn

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

A wonderfully aged example from Vet's family! The plated blade on this one looks good, there is some wear where the runners have rested for the past 80 years. The etched "Carl Eickhorn Solingen" maker mark is correctly placed. It remains nice and bright with a solid fit and perfect tip! It rates an Exc++ All the edges are smooth. It retains its original blue pebbled buffer pad. The steel based, blue, pebbled leather covered scabbard looks great! About 95% leather coverage remains intact with some loss to the leading edge and some scuffs and wear as one expects to see on a worn example. 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 clip! The solid nickel hilt looks great! All four separately inserted brass sun wheel swastikas are beautiful! The top one someone polished down to the solid brass base. peek under the pommel and you will see it's stamped, "H23", likely some sort of property #. The wood based, blue leather grip has aged quite nicely. It retains 2 of it's original 3 brass triple wires. A nice solty example.