Eickhorn Feuerwehr Faschinenmesser

[gerrit]

Hello, thank you for your opinion. I got it for a good price, so it is a start for now. I can always upgrade it for a better one later on.

By the way, is the color blue normal on these scabbards?

Hill

Buying pieces with issues like cracked gripplates, reblued scabbards etc will be very hard to upgrade, as you will find out that pieces with issues are hard to sell.
Upgrade will mean you will have to buy a new piece for the entire amount and stick with this one.
Buy well or dont buy, better save a bit more and buy quality pieces, they will be a good investment and pay off in the future.
Issue piece will cost you money.

Ger

[AndyB]

Gerrit is right, anyway i personally would glue the grips, and restore it before buying other better sample, anyway a early steel handle pieces are not so obvious to find as the later Zinc alloy griped version. the blade and scabbard is here in good condition.