Lovely dagger Ivan
Please tell me if my eyes or the pics trick me but it looks like the blade has been over cleaned, blacking in motto seem to have lost a bit in color depth and i miss a bit the crossgrain factory luster, but it could be the pics....
This one is rated a 8 by R.Siegert
regards,
Ger
You have to admit Ger..you just had birthday..and your a year older.....I can see you coming up fast in my rear view mirror...In the first photo I see prominent crossgraining and an over cleaning..would of taken away the original burnishing away. Im still seeing both.
By the way..I get my glasses from this producer
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!- Larry C
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
Yes Larry...i know im getting old....er
I see both in this blade, cleaned motto side, and grain on the logo side, thats why i asked if it were the pics...or my eyes
Blacking in the motto is not as black as i would expect, but then again sometimes its very hard to capture it the right way on a picture
Im sure Ivan will clear this up
here is what i mean, compare it to my Herder blacking
Regards,
Ger
Great comparison
the "n" and "d" in Deutschland having that dried "curdled" effect.
Separate and apart from the burnishing.....Collectors tend to think that this burnishing was removed over the last 30 or 40 yrs..which may be true..with some of the SAs ....yet ..one must consider that The SA Mann himself..being in Proud status of owning such a knife...would also himself..become a " Cleaning Zealot " and over cleaning / polishing his blade. Fortunately for Us collectors there were those SA Men who left theirs alone..as what we see in the photos above. Most desirable is the fact that a rare producer accompanied with a great condition dagger and a dark motto seems to still make their way through the cracks of the collecting community..and on some "front steps"
Fortunately,,these 2 examples has survived the abuse of what is thought as preservation by the inexperienced. Waiting on Ivan also
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
Hey guys
Ger,I will make some pictures later today when I get home.
Thanks
great one.
Ok goys,here are more pictures.
The blade was never cleaned and buffed.
Regards
Thc Ivan,
pics can be decieving, this is a lovely blade
Thx for adding these pics!
Ger
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