Luftwaffe 2nd Pattern by Eickhorn

[Bob Lyons]

Hi all,

I haven't owned a dagger in years, and this one is local, and I am thinking of picking it up, but I thought I would
run it past the more experienced dagger guys before I pull the trigger, I am way out of my depth with edged weapons,
but would like one example to put on the shelf....

Thanks for looking,

Best wishes

Bob

[Larry C]

I see no issues with it ..looks to have the Eickhorn Heart shaped pommel with the Swaz ..set a bit higher .

Other thoughts and comment welcome.

Regards Larry

[MAP]

And still has some of the gold wash on the Swaz it appears.

[Bob Lyons]

Thanks guys, appreciate the feedback, it has been a fair while since I have owned one, so a bit rusty on what to look for
with the originals....

[Rossi]

Looks like a good Eickhorn Bob.

[Bob Lyons]

Thanks Rossi....

[Geoff Ward]

Nice detail on the crossguard Oak leaves and acorn caps. a great looking dagger! Regards,Geoff

[Bob Lyons]

Thank you Geoff....

Cheers

Bob

[PeterCollector]

Hi, in my opinion dagger is not correct. At first, Eickhorn never used white grip on his 2nd. model Luftwaffe daggers (exept ivory), and next Eickhor never used this tipe of grip wire. In other had, all other parts are textbook Eickhorn...

[Bob Lyons]

Hi, in my opinion dagger is not correct. At first, Eickhorn never used white grip on his 2nd. model Luftwaffe daggers (exept ivory), and next Eickhor never used this tipe of grip wire. In other had, all other parts are textbook Eickhorn...

Thanks for the additional info Peter, what do you think about the grips, are they wartime replaced possibly, or is it simply a parts dagger put together post-war ??

Best wishes

Bob