Hello Folks
A friend asked me a question - Can anyone confirm if Aesculap ever made a dagger with chromed crossguards?
Thanks
Mark
Maker Aesculap question
Hello Folks
A friend asked me a question - Can anyone confirm if Aesculap ever made a dagger with chromed crossguards?
Thanks
Mark
Hi Mark ..there have been examples by other producers observed having these chromed guards...but I myself never encountered Aesculap having them.
One way to identify if so would be any internal crossguard markings.
Regards Larry
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Thanks Larry. I'm waiting to hear back from him. Not sure if has purchsed this or is thinking about it.
Regards, Mark
Hello again Larry.
Apparently marked PA I've asked him to send photos (he hasn't purchased it yet)
Regards
Mark
I looked into my foundry mark resource and PA " Piel and Adey"..is a widely used generic crossguard used by many SA and also some SS producers.
So at the least ...the guards are correct to be found on an Aesculap dagger.
Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
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
Aesculap produced early SA daggers only with nickel-silver crossguards. They never produced transitional or late RZM SA daggers.
Another question to ask is there a SA gruppe mark on the reverse side of the lower guard?
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
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
I've never seen or heard of a chrome plate crossguard on an Aesculap dagger, just nickel silver.
Thanks guys. I'm still waiting on the photos.. Points noted
Group stamp on the crossguard must be either „Sw“ (Südwest) or „Wm“ (Westmark). SA daggers from Aesculap have been issued in these both groups only.
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