German Third Reich Hunting and Forestry Daggers

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National Forestry Service [Reichsforstdienst]
The National Forestry Service was organized to control and preserve the natural resources of Germany's abundant national forests. The primary objective of the Forestry Service was the administration of all matters concerning timber and wildlife conservation. Hermann Göring "wore two hats" in heading both the National Forestry Service and the National Hunting Association. The Forestry Service was charged with prescribing game laws and hunting regulations. The actual police of the forests was delegated (as it is today) to regional or district Forstmeisters (Foresters), who were highly trained, full time government representatives. The role of the Foresters is similiar to the familiar role of game wardens in our own country. Large private land owners were required to hire forestry officials at their own expense in order to safeguard their estate from poachers.

German Rifle Association [Deutscher Schutzen-Verband]
The German Rifle Association was a non-political, non-military, organization of volunteer members who were interested in marksmanship. The association was similiar in nature and scope to the National Rifle Association (NRA) existing in the United States today. The primary objective of the German Rifle Association was to promote interest among the civilian populous in competitive sport shooting. Local subordinate clubs were organized throughout Germany, and competitive shooting events were common. The handsome awards at these events ran the gamut from badges to trophies to ornate silver trays and constitute sought-after collectibles today. As the Nazis infiltrated the Association, the earlier social events absorbed definite political overtones.

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Hunting Hirschfangers
	*Presentation "Reichsmarschall"* Hermann Göring Hirschfänger w/o Scabbard maker: ACS, scales (Alcoso) TM condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 24335 price: $5,400. HOLD/Layaway** Extending beyond the hunting etch on the reverse lower blade is the inscription, "Dem Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring" in raised capital letters.
	Unusual Early Hunting Hirschfanger. Maker:Crossed sabers beneath a crown with C K & CO. Garantie (Carl Kaiser & CO., Solingen) TM. condition:EX+/EX++ item number: 27298 price: $1,550
	Uncleaned Third Reich Hunting Hirschfänger w/Original Portepee. Maker:Original Eickhorn, Solingen deeply stamped serrated-tail Squirrel-holding-sword TM. condition:EX++ item number: 26719 price: $2,850.SOLD
	Uncleaned Early Third Reich Hunting Hirschfänger w/Matching Assembly Numbers. Maker:Original Eickhorn, Solingen deeply stamped serrated-tail Squirrel-holding-sword TM. condition:EX++ item number: 26718 price: $2,395.
	Deluxe Short Third Reich Hunting Hirschfänger Maker:Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM condition:EX item number: 26395 SOLD price: $2,495.
	Presentation (Ehrengeschenk) Hirschfänger w/Double-Etched Blade . maker:Carl Eickhorn, Solingen, quirrel above C.E. within double-oval stamped TM.. condition:Ex++ item number: 25584 price: $3,850. SOLD
	Imperial Shooting Hirschfänger w/Frog. maker:Carl Eickhorn, back-to-back squirrels over C.E. stamped TM. condition:Ex/Ex+ item number: 25523 price: $785
	Third Reich Hunting Hirschfänger maker:Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel-holding-sword TM condition: Exc+ item number: 25773 price: $2,295. SOLD
	Early Deluxe Hirschfänger w/Double-Etched Blade & Skinning Knife.. maker:Squirrel above C.E. within single oval (Carl Eickhorn) circa 1920 TM. condition: Exc++ item number: 25667 price: $2,550. An example of this deluxe Hirschfänger appears in the 1908 Musterbuch der Waffenfabrik Carl Eickhorn Solingen as Pattern No. 431 "Förster-Hirschfänger mit hochfein ziselierter Montur".
	Early Deluxe Presentaion Hunting Hirschfänger. maker:Clemen & Jung, "Z" within crowned shield above Solingen inside single-oval TM. condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 25665 price: $2,450.
	Presentation Deluxe Hirschfanger w/Double-Etched Blade. maker:Carl Eickhorn, Solingen, serrated tail squirrel above C.E. within double oval TM. condition: Exc+ item number: 25725 SOLD price: $1,895. An example of this deluxe Hirschfänger appears in the 1908 Musterbuch der Waffenfabrik Carl Eickhorn Solingen as Pattern No. 783 "Förster-Hirschfänger mit hochfein ziselierter Montur".

	Early Silver Imperial Hunting Hirschfanger w/Etched Blade, Deluxe Hilt & Scabbard Fittings. no maker condition: Exc+ item number: 25327 price: $1,895.
	Export Hunting Hirschfänger w/Skinning Knife. maker: J. A. Henckles, Zwilligswerk, etched twins above Germany TM. condition: Exc++/Near MINT item number: 25596 price: $950. SOLD
	Third Reich Hunting Hirschfänger w/Frog. no maker condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 25593 SOLD price: $1,595.
	Deluxe Short Third Reich Era Hunting Hirschfänger w/RARE Retailer's Mark condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 23876 price: $2,100. As stated on page 124 of The Sword And Knife Makers Of Germany 1850-2000 Volume 1 by the late Anthony Carter, the G. Eckenhoff "firm was presumably a retailer specializing in uniforms, sidearms and equipment for the State Forestry Service (Reichsforstbeamte). Several forester's sidearms made by Solingen firms have been marked G. ECKENHOFF NACHF. BERLIN."
Forestry Cutlasses
	Senior Forestry Hirschfanger w/Ivory Grip & V-Notch Frog maker: Ernst Pack & Söhne G.m.b.H. Waffenfabrik, Solingen, large Seigfried Waffen TM condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 24341 price: $1,750. Both obverse and reverse blade feature 8 ¼" long etched panels with an Auerhahn and stag head flanking hunting scenes of stag and doe, foxes and hunting dog.
	Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Portepee, Frog & Belt Loop maker: Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM condition: Exc++ item number: 24918 price: $1,950. An illustration of this pattern Hirschfänger appears in the Eickhorn Kundendienst as Nr. 427, "Vorschriftsmässige Hirschfänger mit Elfenbeinschalen" (Regulation Hirschfänger with Ivory Grip).
	Presentation Subordinate Forestry Hirschfanger w/Portepee. No Maker: condition: Exc+ item number: 25522 price: $2,750.
	Deluxe Senior Forestry Hirschfanger . no maker. condition:EX+/Ex++ item number: 21657 price: $1,895.
	Forestry Cutlass. maker: Carl Eickhorn double oval (squirrel over "C.E.") TM. condition:EX+/Ex++ item number: 27043 price: $1,995.
	Deluxe Senior Forestry Hirschfanger w/Eagle/Swastika Hilt Emblem . maker: condition:Ex++ item number: 26862 price: $2,895.
	Subordinate Forestry Hirschfanger w/Portepee & Frog. maker: Small stamped "H H S" monogram pierced by a sword (E. & F. Horster) within a single-oval TM. condition:EX+/Ex++ item number: 26809 price: $1,650.
	Senior Forestry Hirschfanger w/Frog. maker: ALCOSO arched above A C S and scales with Solingen beneath the scales TM. condition:EX+ item number: 26810 price: $1,495.
	Deluxe Subordinate Forestry Hirschfanger w/Frog & Belt Loop. maker: Roman helmet and sword (P.D. Luneschloss) stamped TM. condition:EX+/Ex++ item number: 26738 price: $1,895
	Transitional Short Deluxe Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Blade Dedication. maker: Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM condition:Ex++ item number: 26580 price: $2,495.
	Deluxe Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Eickhorn Squirrel Emblem & Portepee. maker: Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM. condition:Ex++ item number: 25552 price: $1,850.
	Deluxe Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Ivory Grip. maker:Initials ACS with scales EARLY TM. condition: EX+/Ex++ item number: 26041 price: $1,995.
	Early Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Frog. maker: Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel with serrated tail within double-oval TM. condition: Exc++ item number: 25597 price: $1,795.
	Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Portepee. maker: WKC Knight's helmet TM. condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 25492 price: $1,895.
	Short Deluxe Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Factory Control Tag SOLD! maker: No maker condition: Near MINT/MINT item number: 25486 price: $3,850. Although unmarked, this exact pattern Hirschfänger is illustrated in the WKC sales catalog as their pattern Nr. 1051, Fein ciselierter Hirschfänger für Forstbeamte.
	Senior Forestry Hirschfanger w/Ivory Grip & Frog maker: WKC, knight's helmet TM condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 24012 price: $1,495.
	Deluxe Long Subordinate Forestry Hirschfänger w/Portepee & Frog maker: WKC knight's helmet stamped TM. condition: Near MINT item number: 25905 price: $2,495. SOLD
	Short Deluxe Subordinate Silver Forestry Hirschfanger. Maker: Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM. condition: Exc+ item number: 25208 price: $2,495 SOLD
	Deluxe Subordinate Forestry Hirschfanger w/Eickhorn Squirrel Emblem, Portepee & Frog Maker: Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM condition: Exc++/Near MINT item number: 22351 price: $1,995. SOLD
	Subordinate Forestry Hirschfänger w/Portepee maker: WKC knight's helmet stamped TM condition: Exc+/EXC++ item number: 25467 price: $1,895.
	Presentation Subordinate Forestry Hirschfänger w/Portepee maker: Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM condition: Exc+ item number: 23343 price: $1,895. Reverse upper fitting is jeweler engraved in block letters with the presentation, "Heinr. Houbert Für treue Dienste gew.v.d. Bürg.Sch. Ges. Dortm.-Aplerbeck" (Heinrich Houbert for loyal service presented by the Burg shooting/hunting club Dortmund-Aperbeck).
	Deluxe Subordinate Forestry Hirschfanger w/Eickhorn Squirrel Emblem maker: Carl Eickhorn (stamped squirrel holding sword) TM condition: Exc. item number: 20048 price: $1,695. An example of this Hirschfanger is listed in the Eickhorn Kundendienst catalog as Nr. 1212. Dark brown staghorn grip plates are perfect with no cracks or chips, and with all six acorn and oak leaf grip emblems present.
	Rare Senior Forestry Cutlass w/Eickhorn Squirrel Emblem maker: Carl Eickhorn (double oval, C.E.) TM condition: Exc. item number: 17083 price: $1,795. oak leaf embellished knuckle-bow and crossguard and to the clamshell which features a charging stag. Obverse ferrule features the Eickhorn squirrel cast into the aluminum, while the reverse features a running doe. An identical example of this cutlass is pictured in the Eickhorn Kundendienst Catalog as Nr. 1509. Plated blade is double-etched, featuring scenes of Auerhahns, stag, doe, hunting dogs, and boar (same pattern as shown in the Kundendienst Catalog).
	Deluxe Senior Forestry Hirschfänger w/Eickhorn Squirrel Emblem maker: Carl Eickhorn stamped squirrel holding sword TM condition: Exc+ item number: 24203 price: $1,695. An illustration of this pattern Hirschfänger, recently obtained in Germany, appears in the Eickhorn Kundendienst as Nr. 1059.
	Subordinate Forestry Hirschf ä nger maker: WKC knight's helmet TM condition: Exc. item number: 22952 SOLD price: $1,395.
Rifle Association Daggers
	RARE Third Reich GOLD Rifle Association Hirschfänger w/Frog & Portepee no maker. condition:EX+/EX++ item number: 26313 price: $4,500.
	Third Reich Rifle Association Hirschfänger w/Frog & Portepee maker:Carl Eickhorn, unevenly stamped squirrel within double-oval TM. condition: Exc+/Exc++ item number: 26040 SOLD price: $2,195.
Hunting Related Edged Weapons & Unusual Hirschfangers
	NEW! Hunting Knife w/Silver Swastika on Staghorn Grip. maker: WKC & S. Matzer marked ricasso. condition:EX item number: 27065 price: $1,250.
	Early Boar's Head Hilt Hunting Hirschfänger w/Deluxe Scabbard maker: ACS scales (1903 pattern Alexander Coppel & Co.) TM condition: Exc/Exc+ item number: 24032 price: $1,795. SOLD

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