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Hitler Youth Knife w/Double Trademark. Carl
Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword and RZM
M7/66 TM. This Eickhorn example was recently obtained
from the son of the WW II Florida veteran who brought
it home as war booty in 1945. Nickel-plated hilt
fittings show light surface wear with minor crazing/speckling
to pommel and crossguard with a spot of wear to
the obverse pommel where grip strap has rubbed.
Black bakelite grip plates are perfect with undamaged
HJ emblem properly inset into obverse grip plate.
Polished blade WITHOUT motto grades EX with uniform
surface wear/scrtatches to both obverse and reverse
and minor sharpening, but no nicks to the cutting
edge. Blade is complete with black leather blade
buffer pad with reverse ricasso stamped "38".
Steel scabbard retains approximately 85% of original
black factory enamel, showing wear/crazing, one
pin-head size depression to center obverse shell
and loss of paint primarily to obverse/reverse tip.
Scabbard is complete with black leather hanger/belt
loop complete with grip strap in EX+ condition showing
light surface wear/age, but no rips or tears. Uncleaned
Eickhorn, double-trademarked example complete with
veteran documentation. EX (25898) $350.
***SOLD***

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