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RAD Officer's
Hewer w/Hangers. Carl Julius Krebs, Solingen,
crowned cursive "K" within single-oval
TM. Polished aluminum hilt fittings show light surface
wear with portions of factory darkening remaining
in the recesses of the eagle head pommel, incised
motif on ferrule and crossguard with RAD wheat/spade/swastika
emblem on obverse langet. White grip plates show
light surface wear with one small chip adjacent
to lower obverse edge of pommel. Polished blade
grades EX+ showing light surface wear/runner marks
with light gray shadowing to obverse/reverse and
several tiny nicks visible only on the obverse cutting
edge. Deeply etched motto retains 100% of the light
gray background frosting. Blade is complete with
a seldom seen brown leather buffer pad. Silver-plated
scabbard shows age patina with portions of factory
darkening remaining in the detail of the scroll-work
and wheat stalk design on the upper obverse scabbard
as well as the pebbled panels. There is minor depression
to the obverse and reverse scabbard shell and wear
to the plating on the scabbard tip. Dagger is complete
with brown leather hangers in EX++ condition complete
with proper pebbled upper clip, buckles and slides
as well as the oak lower clips. The sliding tongue
on the lower strap clip is slightly damaged, but
still functions properly. Reverse of the hangers
shows wear/mothing to the original mouse-gray felt
backing. Nice original combination recently obtained
in Germany EX+/EX++ (26113) $2,595.

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