Shooting Dagger by Eickhorn

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

An interesting example here. The 16 inch blade is a triple acid etched example. It is stamped with the pre-1935 Eickhorn mark. The etch is nice and clear light having highly detailed panels depicting hunting scenes. There is no sharpening and the blade is very clear. The buffer is lost. The tip and fit are perfect. The blade rates NM. The scabbard has fine black leather with 99% coverage. It depicts two decorative lines running the length of the scabbard on both sides. All of the stitching remains intact. Both matching brass fittings have scalloped edges being secured with staples. Peek under the stamped you will see we stamped numbers. The brass hilt on this piece is nicely finished retaining the majority of the lacquer. The clamshell has great details of a target and crossed rifles. The quillion ends are a hooves design. The decorative pommel ends at a ball that has the tang peened into it. The grip is stag with a three matching acorns. nicely finishing this is a brown frog with a portepee.