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NON-GERMAN
EDGED WEAPONS
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 Communist
Bulgarian Army Dagger.
No maker. An example of this dagger can be found
on page 13 of Kurt Glemser's, A Guide to Military
Dress Daggers, Volume I. White celluloid grip with
brass fittings. Scabbard features a rampant lion
motif on the upper scabbard fitting. Silver-plated
scabbard is dent-free but does show some wear. Has
its brass chain hanger with clip intact. Blade is
bright and would grade excellent++ (would grade
higher if not for a couple of minor nicks to the
one edge). Has its buffer pad intact. Exc. (12521)
$495.
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Communist
Bulgarian Army Officer Dagger w/Chained Scabbard.
An example of this dagger can be found on pages 13
& 14 of A Guide to Military Dress Daggers, Volume
I by Kurt Glemser. Dagger features a white celluloid
grip which has two brass strips on both obverse and
reverse as a design. Pommel nut features the Communist
star. Plain crossguard with up- and down-turned quillions.
Blade features a single blood groove, is plain and
unmarked. Has a red leather buffer pad intact. Overall,
grade blades excellent++/Near MINT. Upper scabbard
fitting has a facsimile of the Kremlin on the obverse.
Reverse features a rampant line within a sunburst.
Other gilted scabbard fittings are plain. Scabbard
body itself has a chrome finish. Attached to the scabbard
rings is a chain hanger. Chain and clip are gilted.
Nice! Exc++ (14992) $395. |
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Communist
Rumanian Army Officer Dagger w/Fabric Hangers.
No maker. An example of this seldom encountered dagger
can be found on page 35 of Kurt Glemser's A Guide
to Military Dress Daggers, Volume I. Features a very
nice mother-of-pearl grip, which is in perfect condition.
Blade is numbered, "0308". Brass scabbard
has two (2) oak leaf bands and in between is the Rumanian
State Seal. Has two (2) scabbard rings. Fabric hangers
feature the blue and red threads and oval buckles
with the Rumanian State Seal present. Stiletto blade
has its leather blade buffer pad intact. RARE combination!
Exc++ (13800) $695. |
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Communist
Rumanian Army Officer Dagger w/Hangers
No maker. An example of this rare dagger can be seen
on page 35 of A Guide to Military Dress Daggers, Vol.
I by Kurt Glemser. This dagger features a mother-of-pearl
grip which is in very nice condition. Plain crossguard
has up- and down-turned quillions. Blade grades excellent++
and is deeply stamped with the issue number, "20757".
Scabbard body is a gilted brass and features two bands
which are oak leaf embellished. In the center of the
two bands on both obverse and reverse is the Communist
Rumanian coat of arms with a stippled background and
raised border. Scabbard grades excellent++. Dagger
is complete with rare set of fabric hangers with gilted
oval buckles which feature the Rumanian crest. Fabric
hangers have a yellow cloth facing with a red line
running down the center bordered by two blue lines.
Clips and upper fittings are brass. Backing is cream-colored
silk. Nice combination! Exc++ (14993(B)) $695. |
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Communist
Rumanian Army Officer Dagger w/Fabric Hangers.
No maker. A picture of this dagger can be found on
p. 35 of "A Guide to Military Dress Daggers",
Volume I, by Kurt Glemser. Brass fittings throughout
with a mother-of-pearl grip. Brass scabbard has the
Rumanian seal within an ornate box and has oak leaves
and acorns for the scabbard bands. Rings are present.
Scabbard has a few minor dings to the obverse and
reverse near the bottom, but the softness of this
brass would make it almost impossible for a piece
to have survived this long without any type of light
dents to the scabbard. Blade is bright but does show
very minor sharpening along the edge and is numbered
"1947". Complete with original hangers,
which are yellow with red & blue threads running
throughout. Oval buckles have the Rumanian crest.
All clips are present. This dagger is listed as "RARE"
in "A Guide to Military Dress Daggers".
Exc+ (12477) $695. |
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Soviet
Air Force Dagger.
Features Star pommel, Soviet Union sickle and hammer
engraved on the obverse upper hilt fitting. Cream-
colored grip is perfect. Scabbard fittings are Near
MINT, retaining much of the original lacquer. Reverse
upper scabbard fitting features MIGs flying over
the Kremlin. Front features sunburst with winged
propeller. Blade is MINT, is maker-marked along
with a "58" on the obverse. Reverse features
the serial number, "607105". Is complete
with leather blade buffer pad. Near MINT (11389)
$625.
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Soviet
Air Force Dagger.
A picture of this difficult-to-locate Russian dagger
can be found on page 39 of A Guide to Military Dress
Daggers, Vol. I by Kurt Glemser. This dagger features
the MIGs flying over the Kremlin on the reverse upper
scabbard fitting. The obverse features the winged
propeller with the sunburst. Blade is maker marked,
in MINT condition, and dated "58". Also,
has a serial number on the reverse. Gilted fittings
with the pommel having the Soviet emblem with the
star on the pommel nut. Blue leather is in perfect
condition as are the fittings. Blade is heavily caked
with cosmoline and has its blue leather buffer pad
intact. Blade is in MINT condition. These daggers
are becoming more and more difficult to locate! Near
MINT (11731) $595. |
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Russian
Navy Dagger w/Belt & Hangers
maker: "bchlam" (in Cyrillic letters
1992 beneath reclining winged lion TM
condition: MINT, Unissued
item number: 24045
price: $595.
Plated
mirror finish blade grades MINT with reverse ricasso
serial numbered "258161".
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Russian
Navy Dagger
No maker
condition: Exc++
item number: 10887
price: $495.
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POSTWAR
GERMAN EDGED WEAPONS
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Post-War
SA "Parts" Dagger w/o Scabbard.
B & A (cross within circle) TM. These daggers
were produced in Germany at the end of WWII and,
most likely, into the 1950s and were constructed
using some original parts. An example of this dagger
is shown on page 282 of Volume I of Collecting
the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich. Aluminum
hilt fittings show light surface wear to original
aluminum pommel nut and crossguards. Dark reddish
brown plastic grip is perfect with no cracks or
chips; eagle and SA insert are properly placed.
Has an excellent grip-to-crossguard fit. Polished
blade grades MINT with SA motto deeply etched with
gray background frosting. Blade features the sharp
ridge seen on post- war SA blades; 100% of cross-graining
remaining. Great addition to any Third Reich edged
weapon collection. MINT (16015) $295.
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Postwar
Assembled 1st Model Luftwaffe/DLV Miniature Dagger.
E. & F. Hörster TM. Silver-plated daggers
assembled from original factory parts by factory
craftsmen. Complete with scabbards. (9883)
- MINT (w/leather
grip, metal painted scabbard, original Hörster
control tag) $795.@
- MINT (w/leather
grip) $535.@
- MINT (w/celluloid
grip and stippled blue painted scabbard) (1 available)
$495.
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Miniature
Postwar “Occupation Forces” 2nd Model Luftwaffe
Dagger.
No maker. As explained on page 211 of Collecting the
Edged Weapons of the Third Reich, Volume I, and page
141 of Collecting the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich,
Vol. V by LTC (Ret.) Thomas M. Johnson, some enterprising
dagger manufacturers used their leftover stock of
daggers and sold them to the Allied military forces.
These miniature 2nd model Luftwaffe daggers are examples
of this enterprise. Although unmarked, these daggers
were based on size and scabbard shape, probably, produced
by the SMF firm. The aluminum hilt fittings have been
altered by having the pommel swastika camouflaged
with a checkerboard pattern and the crossguard swastika
professionally removed. The perfect light yellow celluloid
grip is without wire wrap. The unmarked, plated blade
is complete with blue leather blade buffer pad. Flat
style, SMF scabbard without suspension bands or rings
grades Near MINT with only light age patina. Great
desk accessory for use as letter opener. The following
miniatures are available: Near MINT w/original period
cardboard box (19406 - 2 available) $175.@ |
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Early
Commercially-Produced German Gravity Knife.
Blackhawk TM (German export for U.S. sales). This
commercially exported German knife is very similar
to the German paratrooper knife, only thinner in design
and of total metal construction. Has a unique button
release on top of knife (very similar in location
to the type found on the Luftwaffe Gravity knife).
Blade shows some light sharpening. Maker's name is
visible on the blade. Blade is in very nice condition.
Knife is totally black. Action release of the blade
is perfect. It is a little slow going back in. Very
rare pocket knife which is seldom encountered! These
early gravity knives have become very collectible
in their own right! Exc. (11687) $295. |
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Original
"Parts" Postwar Assembled Hunting Association
Hirschfanger w/o Scabbard. Hirschfanger features
1-piece cast, metal hilt fittings to include fluted
pommel cap, recurved crossguard and fluted clamshell.
Metal grip is painted dark brown to simulated staghorn
and is complete with Hunting Association emblem
cast into the obverse grip. Double-plated etched
blades feature hunting scenes of stag, doe and hunting
dogs. The following miniatures are available:
- Near MINT/MINT
(Unmarked Eickhorn pattern blade; overall length
8 ½") (20658C) $225.
- Near MINT/MINT
(Unmarked plain blade; overall length 8 ½")
(20658D) $175.
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Original
"Parts" Postwar Assembled Hunting Hirschfanger
Miniature w/o Scabbard. Although unmarked,
the blade etch pattern matches exactly the pattern
illustrated on the Hunting Hirschfangers in the
Eickhorn Kundendienst. Cast silver-colored metal
hilt features the deluxe oak leaf embellished pommel,
ferrule, recurved crossguard, and clamshell with
raised Auerhahn. Cast simulated stag horn grip features
three raised oak leaves/acorns on obverse. Plated
double-etched blade features obverse and reverse
etch panels of forest/hunting scenes. Great letter
openers for edged weapon collectors.
- Near MINT/MINT
(7" blade without buffer pad) (22166B) $135.
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Postwar
Hirschfanger Skinning Knife.
E. & F. Hörster TM. Staghorn grip plates
w/o oak leaves; polished blade. Measure 5- 3/4"
overall, blade measures 2-5/8". MINT (17818)
$110.@
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