November 7-8, 2018 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/8/2018
Lot contains a (A) NSKK "parts" dagger, (B) "Reich Arbeits Dienst" "parts" leader's dagger, (C) Heer officer's dagger, and (D) SA "parts" dagger. (A) NSKK dagger made by "RZM M7/73" in overall very good condition. Good blade with 25-30% freckling and moderate runner marks. Blade is loose and it appears to have been postwar assembled from parts. Rosewood grip and nickel plated fittings are in very good condition. Scabbard, nickel plated fittings, and hangar are in excellent condition, but the scabbard appears to have been repainted. (B) RAD leader's dagger made by "ALCOSO" in overall very good condition. The blade is likely to be a reproduction, and has a shallow lesser quality etching of the motto. The fittings are correct, but the grips may have been replaced. The hangar hooks on the scabbard have been replaced, and heat marks are present in that area. (C) Heer dagger made by "WKC" in overall excellent condition. The blade is near mint, with light runner marks. The grips and fittings are very good to excellent with 50% wear on the top of of the pommel. The portepee is in very good condition. (D) SA dagger in good condition overall. Blade is a reproduction. Fittings and grip are original but have been put together. Scabbard has been repainted and the fittings, while original, have been put together.