HJ Knife help needed. Please Is this knife authentic?

[3rdreich]

Hi

Before I part with my money. Is this HJ knife authentic?
It has RZM stamp and M7/2 1938.

Thanks

[rbminis]

IMO, you need better photos of the handle, with the HJ insignia.
Ralph.

[3rdreich]

Thanks Ralph. I’ll get some better photographs and upload them soon.

Liam

[Anderson]

Not great condition, quite a bit of corrosion on the pommel. Unless lowly priced I would tend to look for a better example.

[gerrit]

Makes me wonder why the (zink) potmetal alloy hilt and pommel have suffered a lot from moisture while the alu rivets of the grip are in completely mint state.
Alu reacts to moisture pretty much the same as that potmetal based hilt.

Ger

[3rdreich]

Price was £220 I have seen good condition knives are for sale for a lot more. I had the same concern with the rivets being in a better condition. I have some more photographs here. I paid for it via credit card so will send it back if it’s not authentic. I just thought whoever owned it new had fun with it and didn’t just put it in a drawer and forgot about it. It had a story to tell.

[gerrit]

Please make detailed pics of the rivets on a cloudy day, and NO flash.
I cant tell by these pics.


Ger

[3rdreich]

Don’t know if these are any better. I just stood under a tree in the garden to take them. I will wait for a cloudy day and add more.

Thanks for all of your help. Really appreciate it.

Liam

[3rdreich]

I’ve tested the diamond and it does have movement to it. Don’t know if replicas do that too these days.

[Anderson]

Probably poor storage is the cause, including contact with moisture. The cross guard looks similarly effected. Sometimes direct contact with another metal can cause a corrosive reaction. Fred's your man for metallurgical explanations. But it is an authentic knife, just not in good condition.