Early Hitler Youth Knife by Carl Wüsthof
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Earliest/Early era Model 1933 Hitlerjugend Fahrtenmesser by Carl Wüsthof of Solingen. Based on construction this piece can accurately be dated to 1933-1934. The thin blade on this one looks decent. The acid etched “Blut und Ehre!” motto remains visible at certain angles. The stamped “Carl Wüsthof Solingen Gladiatorwerk” maker mark encircled “Ges. Geschützt” patent mark are both beautifully executed. The tip comes to a perfect point and the fit is nice and tight. The blade rates Exc+. It has minor wave points to the cutting edge, shows age grey/spotting and scratch marks throughout. The buffer pad remains. The steel based black enamel painted scabbard is in great condition. It remains dent free and retains 85%+ paint coverage. It correctly has one scabbard runner. The dark brown scabbard leather is nicely marked “LFS” (with an oak leaf). The bottom edge is worn to the inside-base, there is a minor crack to the female snap portion and the male snap portion of the button strap has been repaired. It has all of its rivets intact and the snap continues to work well. The iron based nickel-silver plated hilt retains 90%+ of its plating coverage. The grip plates are black checkered bakelite and are in near perfect condition. Both solid steel rivets remain tightly secured. The medium HJ diamond retains 75%+ of its enamel. Textbook 1933/1934 construction with the correct steel rivets for this maker and has a correct progressive die flaw (indicating it was a very early blade).
Interested in learning more? See pages 849-851 of The Collector’s Guide to Hitler Youth Knives by Nathan Hogle.
| Rating: | Exc+ |
| Item Number: | HJ-31927 |
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