Luftwaffe knife (forestery)

[corter]

Hi. Friend offered me this knife. Is original piece? How much is worth? Thank you

[rbminis]

I believe the markings are correct for an original made piece, wait for others with more knowledge on these.
Ralph.

[corter]

Thank you

[gerrit]

Original knife, but in worn condition.
To compare you can use this link, a lot of Loesche info.....

Luftwaffe forestry knife Waffen-Loesche Ch. A. W.

In good condition with portepee and hanger they go up to 2K
I would not go above the 1k, considering its condition.

Ger

[Anderson]

Nice to see another one of these. We have discussed the type in full on the link Ger attached.

[gerrit]

I bought one a few months ago... could not resist it, as i sold my other ones some time ago.

Ger

[Anderson]

Be nice to one day find an old photo of one of these being worn. It would end a lot of debate.

[Frogprince]

Be nice to one day find an old photo of one of these being worn. It would end a lot of debate.

Yes it would . And in fact with a very hotly debated small aluminum hilted "DJ" knives discussion an "in use" picture was posted. When the poster acknowledged that it was a photoshopped hoax the outraged cries (from some) were heard from Continent to Continent. Others thought that it was a fairly effective prank. If it had been an almost 90 year old photo the "some" would have been doing this instead of this . Best Regards, Fred

[kirby]

There is one these at Grenadier Auction. It ends on Sunday April 30. It is currently at $650. You might want to check it out and see what it sells for. I have seen mint ones at $2000-2500. One in nice condition in $1000-1500. In this condition it wound need to be way under a $1000.