Kriegsmarine 2nd model Alcoso etched dagger with orange grip and portepee

**little big man** · 10-30-2014, 12:51 AM

Thanks to everyone for your comments and replies.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-30-2014 12:51 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Larry C** · 10-30-2014, 01:10 AM

Welcome to the forum Little BMan. Thankyou or your contribution and enjoy your stay here. Many great minds here in their area of collecting and knowledge..which you have already found out just in this thread. Enjoy your stay here..take a read through some of the Naval threads when you get a chance. Any questions?.....never be afraid or intimidated to ask.

Regards Larry

**gerrit** · 10-30-2014, 08:28 AM

This superb blade completes this lovely dagger!

Great one to have in any collection, thx for showing!

Regards,
Ger

**Wagriff** · 10-30-2014, 09:32 AM

Beautiful Alcoso with the upgraded pebble sheath and what looks to be the original portapee as well. Excellent sailing ship etch blade. A very tragic story behind the company, as the owner was Jewish. I think that the unusual tint of the finish is simply a fading of the original gilt finish from the base metal beneath it. It doesn't matter much in any case, as it's a beauty, for sure. Nice find!

**little big man** · 10-30-2014, 12:35 PM

Thanks wagriff I was thinking it would be something like that I was a bit worried the base metal was copper and not brass but that would be a bit weird, like you say its prob just the guilt faded and the way its reflecting onto the edges of the pattern, its only visible head on and when I turn the scabbard it disappears and shows at the new head on position, everything on it looks textbook tho so prob ok, I have a wkc with hammered scabbard and this dosnt show on that one so I was a bit concerned about it, could maybe a different type of finnish on it.

**dr73** · 10-30-2014, 07:51 PM

I'm a big fan of navy daggers

So when you have the time to take some pictures, I would love to see your WKC navy with the hammered scabbard too.

Danny

**harryamb2** · 10-30-2014, 08:48 PM

that's a beauty.

**little big man** · 10-30-2014, 11:08 PM

Hi everyone here are some pics of my navys as requested, not the best pics as there taken with my camera phone, the eickhorn has the lightening bolt scabbard and fouled anchor blade and the wkc has the plain blade which is unmarked and is a lot brighter than the pic shows, ive also included some pics of them together with the orange grip alcoso with the sailing ship blade which I showed yesterday, hope you like my small collection of navys which I know I will add too as I realy love the look of them.