This dagger is probably made up of parts, the grip is cracked and has been glued and is a colour very rarely seen on an army dagger. The blade is unmarked and shows some greying, the tang bearing the Fredericus cross. Generic A crossguard unusually made of brass with zero finish remaining and what appears to be an early Eickhorn scabbard with twin side retaining screws in good condition.

 Maker marked - UNMARKED

 A virtually flawless Weyersburg last style tomahawk German army dagger with typical WKC fittings, that is only let down by the chip on the rear of the grip, the silvered fittings bear an untouched dark patina with the exception of a few lighter areas where the original lacquer is still intact. This is especially evident to the sides of the typical WKC scabbard. Blade bears a fully burnished trademark and can only be described as outstanding. Also has an early tapered tang blade.

 Although unmarked this dagger can be attributed to Herder based on the fittings and configuration and is identical to the one shown on page 31 of Wittmanns army book. The late war nickel fittings are in exceptional condition with only slight loss to the exposed areas of the pommel. The blade exhibits good cross-graining and minor in / out wear and is in excellent condition and has a matching nickel scabbard.

 Marked with the 35-41 trademark this dagger bears the 2nd pattern crossguard and Eickhorn fittings. It appears to be of relatively early manufacture with brass based silver plated parts. The grip has a hairline that shows on both sides and a door ding to the lower portion of the scabbard, Although this dagger shows wear it is of a quality synonymous of Eickhorn production.

 Maker marked - EICKHORN

 An Eickhorn marked blade and pommel with a generic B or Herder eagle, an unusual configuration but due to the finish of the fittings, one that appears to be of period assembly. The grip is a beauty and deeply toned to an almost chocolate colour. The scabbard is also heavily silvered and matches the patina and bright finish of the rest of the fittings.

 Maker marked - EICKHORN (SOLD)

 A very early Anton Wingen tapered tang and slanted grip army dagger, the fittings appear to be brass based although I am open to alternatives!, and have lost the majority of the silver plate. The crossguard is an early E-Pack which are generally seen on these pre-1935 army daggers manufactured by the smaller makers. The deep tone to the fittings compliment a flawless deep orange slanted grip, only let down by re-tipped blade.

Maker marked - ANTON WINGEN (UNAVAILABLE)

A very rare stamped perpendicular trademark on this Luneschloss maker marked dagger with early tapered tang, hand finished fittings and a glorious deep black patina to the dagger and scabbard. The dagger bears an early type 1 WKC cross-guard and early WKC scabbard obviously supplied to the smaller manufacturer. This dagger is completely original  and un-cleaned and has a bright blade in EXC condition showing good crossgraining. Hard to beat !.

Maker marked - P.D. LUNESCHLOSS (UNAVAILABLE)

 A rare 2nd type Holler that bears a hand finished pommel and crossguard, it is thought that holler utilised excess parts from E-Pack during the latter parts of the war and customised the fittings, this is confirmed by the lightly silvered and cheaper base materials exhibited on this army dagger. It is married with a generic scabbard with matching plating and patina, and has a Holler marked blade showing good cross-graining.

Maker marked - HOLLER (UNAVAILABLE)

 4th pattern " Hi-Lift " eagle with an orange grip, usually with this configuration cross-guard the grips are observed in white. I believe this grip is period ( see description ). The dagger itself has issues in that the pommel has threaded and has been glued temporarily in place for display purposes. It is very dirty and every time I look at it I  am tempted to reach for the semi-chrome. The fittings still show good detail under the muck and both the crossguard and pommel are aluminium based. The blade is clearly marked with some light greying.  Eickhorn scabbard.

Maker marked - ALCOSO

Maker marked - HELLER (UNAVAILABLE)

 A type 4 Eickhorn with plated late war pot metal fittings, the silver wash still showing in places. The dagger is Eickhorn throughout with the tell tale flat banded ferrule, large throat to the scabbard and flat headed single retaining screw. The blade rates excellent with only the slightest of faint greying, and as was common with late war production this piece is unmarked.

Maker marked - UNMARKED

 Brass based fittings on this early type 1 Eickhorn bearing the double oval stamped trademark to the blade. The original lacquer to the dagger and scabbard has turned a golden colour that matches throughout and most of the silver wash is no longer evident. The grip is an early type and hand finished for the tang, the blade has darkening and has been polished, the makers mark rated a 7/10 on the rarity scale. 1st style Eickhorn early scabbard.

 This textbook WKC is an early dagger with a tapered tang on the blade, it has Weyersburg fittings throughout that display an even dark patina. Lacquer remains in places and the detail is still crisp with the exception of  minor contamination on the front of the crossguard. The blade has a glorious frosted appearance with 100% cross-graining evident and a burnished WKC makers mark. The grip is a bright orange and flawless and the dagger is matched to a typical WKC scabbard with a minor door ding to lower portion.

Maker marked - WKC

 This dagger has the 35-41 Eickhorn trademark and has late war pot metal fittings. The crossguard is a generic type A, still showing traces of the original silver wash. The blade has greying but light and no pitting, the dagger pommel, ferrule and scabbard are typical Eickhorn manufactured parts. The grip has a chip to the rear but would probably cover with a knot.

Maker marked - EICKHORN (SOLD)

 A Holler manufactured dagger that screams quality, it retains its heavy silvering and the majority of the factory applied lacquer. The grip is undamaged and clean, the fittings are textbook Holler manufactured, to include a Holler produced scabbard, The fittings show exquisite detailing and is matched by a virtually mint Holler marked blade that displays 100% cross-graining. With the exception of  Eickhorn, the Holler produced army daggers finishing and quality is unsurpassed.

 Another Holler manufactured and marked army dagger that has a perfect plaster filled white grip, the plaster is intact and undamaged. The fittings show  original lacquer in places although the heavily silvered fittings have a rich patina where the air has penetrated.  The fittings display a bronzed appearance which might suggest the base metal is early brass based. Full crossgraining remains and a dark burnished trademark on the blade which unfortunately has sustained a bend and straightening damage to the lower third. The scabbard is a Holler.

Maker marked - HOLLER

 A truly stunning early tapered tang dagger bearing the knights head logo of WKC. It has a flawless type1 slanted grip in deep orange and fittings that still show the majority of the silvering and lacquer. It is WKC throughout with twin side scabbard screws and a crisp early Weyersburg crossguard. Rare to find the early ones in this condition and of the highest quality, with evidence of hand enhancing to the pommel and feathering this one is hard to beat.

Maker marked - WKC (UNAVAILABLE)