Early RAD EM Hewer w/Full Stag Grip & Accountability Number. Carl Eickhorn, serrated tail squirrel within small double-oval) TM. Early nickel-silver hilt fittings show minor surface wear/age patina, with no damage to hilt, spine, crossguard or ferrule area. Reverse ferrule is stamped, "Br. 928" (possibly Arbeitsgau Brandenburg which was headquartered in Berlin). The number "928" is most probably the accountability number for the hewer. Rare, early medium brown stag grip plates are perfect with no cracks or chips and show nice age toning. Polished blade grades EX/EX+, showing light surface wear/runner marks with light gray speckling and minor light surface pitting, but no nicks or damage to the cutting edge or blade tip. Deeply-etched motto retains 100% of the original light gray background frosting, and the reverse is marked with the RAD diamond and "Ges.Gesch". Dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 90% of the original black enamel, showing light surface wear/crazing/scratches and several small spots of missing paint. Nickel-silver scabbard fittings show minor surface wear with a few small surface depressions to the underside of the lower fitting. Both fittings show superb detail to the scroll-work on the upper fitting and the wheat and spade motif on the lower fitting, and all four retaining screws are present. Scabbard throat is stamped with matching "Br. 928" designation. Rare, early example with full stag grip plates! EX+ (26190) $2,550.