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Fire Official Axes |
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 Deluxe Presentation
Imperial Fire Axe w/Ivory Handle
maker: No maker
condition: Exc++
item number: 22699
Price on Request
Five-line presentation is jeweler engraved in script
letters, "Ehrengeschenk für den 1. Brandmeister
Ed. Lauerland Gestiftet von der Mitgliedern der
Hohenlunburger Freiw. Feuerwehr 1880-1907"
(Honor Gift for the 1. Fire Chief Ed. Lauerland
Presented by the Members of the Hohenlunburger Fire
Department 1880-1907).
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Ornate Presentation
Imperial Fire Axe w/Hangers
maker: No maker
condition: Exc./Exc+
item number: 22930
price: $1,795.
Both sides of the axe head are engraved with an
oak leaf/acorn/fire fighting equipment motif with
a center panel inscribed, "Gott zur Ehr/D.Nächsten/zur
Wehr" (To Honor God [is] Next to Defense/Fighting).
One
plate is engraved, "Ihrem Verehten Zugführer"
while the other plate is engraved, "Die Freiwillige
Feuerwehr Z. 22. Februar 1914" (To our Esteemed
Unit Commander/the Volunteer Fire Department 22
February 1914).
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Ornate Imperial
Fire Axe
maker: No maker
condition: Exc./Exc+
item number: 17647
price: $1,495.
Double-engraved axe head with oak leaves, acorns,
fire helmet and fire axes. Dark brown wooden grip
is ornately handcarved with oak leaves, acorns and
checkering with inlaid ivory details. Upper handle
features presentation plates on both obverse and
reverse. One plate is engraved, "Ihrem Verehrten
Zugführer", and the other plate is engraved, "Die
Freiwillige Feuerwehr Z. 22. Februar 1914". Lower
handle has a nickel-plated end cap featuring oak
leaves and acorns. Several photographs of this ultra-
rare Fire Official Axe are scheduled to appear in
Volume II of the Imperial edged weapon series.
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Ornate Imperial
Fire Axe w/Hanger
maker: No maker
condition: Exc+
item number: 18026
price: $1,695.
Double- engraved axe head shows fire helmet and fire
axes. Black wooden handle is ornately carved on the
lower half with oak leaves and checkering. Upper handle
features presentation plates on both obverse and reverse.
One plate is engraved, "Ihrem Langjahrigen Zugführer
Hermann Winkelmann Auerbach Den 12.9.1909". Other
plate is engraved, "Gewidmet Vom Steigerzug". Lower
handle has nickel- plated end cap featuring etched
ferrule and engraved pattern. Dagger is complete with
double-strap, black hanger. |
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Imperial Presentation
Fire Axe
maker: No maker
condition: Exc+
item number: 14971
price: $895.
This unique Fire Axe has a plain plated axe head with
a 4-line jeweler-engraved inscription on the obverse,
which translates to, "H. Einfeld, for 30 years of
service with the volunteer fire department, Co. 2
in Kiel/Wik, d.1.10.27". Attached to the grip is the
nickel-silver Fire Official's insignia (helmet with
crossed axes beneath). |
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Engraved Imperial
Fire Axe with RARE Hanger
maker: No maker
condition: Exc++
item number: 10964
price: $1,595.
Beautiful, ultra-RARE blond wood Fire axe has the
presentation plate present, but is not engraved. Has
the beautiful engraved head which has a dark burnishing
to the background. The engraved portion of the head
is in a floral motif. The center of the head is engraved
with helmet and Fire axe. This piece is equipped with
a most unusual and RARE axe hanger which is shaped
with a Y-loop that goes around the shaft. Has an additional
strap coming from the top and passes over the pommel
nut. The strap passes through a roller buckle and
can be tightened. There is an additional clip for
attaching to a belt loop. |
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Unique Presentation
Engraved Fire Axe
maker: No maker
condition: Exc./Exc+
item number: 11652
price: $1,345.
Fire axe head shows floral motif with crossed axes
and fire helmet (on both obverse and reverse). Attached
to the obverse top of the wood shaft is a beautiful
(what appears to be Sterling silver) ornate plaque
which is shaped in a shield design with scrolled edges.
Engraved on this plaque is: "Die Stadt Digelstadt
H. Eduard Wetzel fur 40 jahrige treu geleisteten Dienste
in der freiwilligen Feuerwehr 22. Mai 1927". This
basically translates to, "Outstanding service to H.
Eduard Wetzel for 40 years true service in the Freiwilligen
Fire Department, May 22, 1927". |
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Unusual Engraved
Imperial Fire Axe
maker: No maker
condition: Exc+
item number: 11707
price: $1,195.
The obverse axe head features an unusual engraving
pattern with a torch in the center of the head and
a hammered background. Has the long shaft, typical
of the Imperial axes, with two presentation plaques.
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Fire Official Daggers |
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Imperial Fire
Official Dagger/Bayonet for Alsace-Lorraine
maker: WKC, stamped side-by-side king's head,
knight's helmet TM
condition: Exc+/Exc++
item number: 22401
price: $3,495.
This pattern Fire Official dagger/bayonet is illustrated
in Imperial WK&C sales catalog as No. 114 (Feuerwehr-Seitengewehr
für Elass-Lothringen). |
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NEW!
Imperial Fire Official Dagger
w/RARE Hangers
maker: WK&C, side-by-side king's head &
knight's helmet stamped TM
condition: Exc+
item number: 24470
price: $2,395.
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NEW!
Imperial Fire Official Dagger
maker: A.C. (Alexander Coppel) stamped TM
condition: Exc+/Exc++
item number: 24574
price: $1,595.
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NEW!
Imperial Fire Official Dagger
maker: ACS scales (Alexander Coppel) stamped
TM
condition: Exc+
item number: 24575
price: $1,495.
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Imperial Gold
Fire Official Dagger
maker: Crossed swords with crown, heavily stamped
TM
condition: Exc.
item number: 12927
price: $1,395.
Crossguard features a fireman's helmet in the center
within a panel on the obverse. Upper scabbard fitting
shows an ornate obverse and reverse panel. Blade
engraving is very delicate, featuring the Fire Official
motif within floral panels.
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Imperial Silver
Fire Official Dagger
maker: WK & C TM
condition: Exc/Exc+
item number: 12929
price: $1,195.
Double-engraved blade is very nice with stamped WKC
knight's head logo. |
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Deluxe Gilt Imperial
Fire Official Dagger
maker: Carl Eickhorn (back to back squirrels)
TM
condition: Exc+
item number: 18246
price: $4,500.
An examples of this ornate dagger appears on page
102 of 1908 Musterbuch der Waffenfabrik Carl Eickhorn
Solingen as Model Nr. 778. In addition, photographs
of an Eickhorn marked example of this pattern dagger
appear on pages 226 and 227 of Collecting the Edged
Weapons of Imperial Germany by LTC (Ret.) Thomas M.
Johnson and Thomas T. Wittmann. Ornate gilted pommel
features the head of an elderly fire fighter in Imperial
helmet with leather neckguard. Gilted crossguard features
a center fire helmet surrounded by oak leaves with
quillions in the shape of fire axe heads. Both sides
of blade feature lightly etched floral motif with
center panels depicting various pieces of fire fighting
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Fire Official Swords |
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Rare Imperial
Fire Official's Sword for Alsace-Lorraine
maker: Back-to-back squirrels (Carl Eickhorn)
TM
condition: Exc++
item number: 23344
price: $1,595.
An example of this rare sword appears on page 104
of the 1908 Musterbuch der Waffenfabrik Carl Eickhorn
Solingen as Model Nr. 533. In addition, a photograph
of this page from the Musterbuch appears on page 229
of Collecting the Edged Weapons of Imperial Germany
by LTC (Ret.) Thomas M. Johnson and Thomas T. Wittmann.
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