Wesley, I think your instincts are correct, and it looks to be etched or (?), but not stamped which should last about 20 nanoseconds in a hostile saltwater environment. Which I think is already starting to be evident - not one for me. Best Regards, Fred
If I can add one other thing to my above comment for those who may be on the fence, new collectors, or not completely sure of what they are seeing it's this. If a seller can't do a better job in photographing something he is selling then that might be the first clue that he has his and not your best interests in mind. I'm not saying that this was done deliberately because I don't know if better imaging has been asked for and been denied and/or has not been done for some reason. With what is also bothering me being the fact that the all important trademark is noticeably out of focus IMO whereas the scabbard body to the left and even the packaging to the right seems to be better focused. A technique that over time I've seen used (IMO) to mislead prospective purchasers. That said, I'm still of the opinion that this is not something that I would consider purchasing. Best Regards, Fred
I would also have to agree....and a question to be asked ...where are the rest of these Naval Knives?
No one can say that they are sunk to the bottom of the sea..when there are an abundant amount of Naval officer daggers and sabres in the market place.
Only one man would know? ..and since he is deceased we will never know.
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There are a few divers knives that are accepted by collectors as being Original, you have to look for them with a magnifying glass tho.
And to be honest.....i would never buy one and its not that i dont find them attractive, the Henckels one is a good looking one too....but i dont like the controvesy about them.
You dont wanna invest a lot, becourse they are pretty expensive, and get a lot of questions about their originality........
This one doesnt stand the 2 seconds test, on simple grounds that Fred pointed out already!
Ger
Still al lovely butterknife for camping at seasides....
I like this one, it seems to have the acceptance stamp of Prussia and a mark on the ricasso of August Luneburg Kiel which was a WKC distributer.
But this one would be earlier having a Prussian mark and therefore rather WW1- Weimar then a WW2 Divers Knife, but could easily be still in use during WW2.
Regards
Ger
I've seen them before with a double headed eagle, and I believe that the marking is Austro-Hungarian from the Imperial era. That said, I imagine that at some point the Germans could possibly have found some leftovers that they might have used. Best Regards, Fred
Fred i dont think its a double eagle imo the lifted area displays the eagle.
The maker is WKC which was distributed by August Lüneburg who is known to distribute WKC.
I do think August sold them in Kiel, regardless if it was an Astro or Prussian order.
Ger
The markings on the Diver's knife to me are remarkably similar to those on some Mannlicher rifles, with the one on the left I believe a Hungarian St.Stephan's crest, and the one on the right an Austrian Eagle. The Austro-Hungarians at that time having a naval base in the Adriatic on the opposite side across from Italy. Best Regards, Fred
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