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08-24-2014 07:42 PM
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Hi Joseph Im leaning the the dagger being a Holler or WKC ..... this is what the oakleaves on top of the crossguards and eagle point to. Wait for more comments Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
- Larry C
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
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I was told by seller that he used the scabbard from this dagger on a different luft dagger in his collection. he also commented that not all luftwaffe scabbards fit all luftwaffe daggers. Have collectors on here found this to be true? It would make it more difficult for me to find one. Thanks Joe
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Nice one. I have one exactly like it and I mean exactly as in I am also missing a scabbard for it.
Semper Fi
Phil
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josephc
I was told by seller that he used the scabbard from this dagger on a different luft dagger in his collection. he also commented that not all luftwaffe scabbards fit all luftwaffe daggers. Have collectors on here found this to be true? It would make it more difficult for me to find one. Thanks Joe
Hi Joseph....your friend is correct as some of these scabbards have 1 retaining screw on the upper reverse of the scabbard as others have 2 screws on each side of the upper part of the scabbard. Inside are runners that keep the dagger in place..which is what the screws are for..to hold in place the runners. Each runner has its own tension from that producer..so you might come across..one that may be a tight fit..and others very loose. Close study on these threads here.. and a chat with the Luft guys here will be able to tell you what scabbard you may need..and also identifying the scabbard bands by the producer. Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
- Larry C
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
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Nice to see this as a complete set. It often takes
years, or is next to impossible finding a
correct scabbard.........
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There are only 6 makers of Lufts that made their own parts: SMF, WKC, Eickhorn, Pack, Alcoso and Klaas
The rest used generic parts, so with an unmarked standard blade a generic scabbard will do, on the later 2nd pattern Luft like this one the standarisation was pretty well over the entire Luft line using generic parts that fitted.
Looking at the early Heer daggers, now thats a complete other ball game.
The blades differ in thickness and the throat were handmade to fit the size of the blade.
I have had daggers that could not swap scabbrs even if you would like, they didnt fit the throat, and in some cases needing at least 2 mm more opening.
Even Daggers from the same batch, same period, same hardware with exactly the same appearance ( Eickhorn Slants for example) could not Always fit the other scabbard.
Ger
BTW nice that you completed your dagger, it looks good!
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I think you did well on the scabbard match up here. The scabbard you have works well in a Generic or unmarked application as alot of Gen scabbards have this flush single screw, of coarse the maker realy known for this screw type is Holler. Not many hints as to the maker on your dagger as it is very Gen, only hint that popped out at me is the aluminum twisted grip wire.. very Klaas. Kevin.
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