Third Reich Luftwaffe Officers Dagger-Herder
Excellent piece by the less common Luftwaffe manufacturer of F.Herder. Heart shaped pommel with much detail to the oak leaf and acorn depictions and with hand enhancement to the pebbled background. Grip is the wood based, celluloid covered type having tightly wound twin wires in the grooves. Crossguard with prominent oak leafs to the upper surfaces and with a highly detailed crossguard eagle clutching a mobile swastica in its talons. A pebbled leather washer blade washer remains within the lower recesses of the crossguard. The presence of this washer no doubt accounts for the totally mint state of the blade-needle tip, full crossgrain and with the Herder “crossed keys” mark to the reverse ricasso. Airplane grey scabbard is in matching superb condition, retaining all its finish, and having a single, side positioned throat screw. Scabbard bands are securely fixed, the upper band having substantial “swing wear”-nice to see!
Wrapped about the grip is a 23cm portepee in the correct tie.
Excellent example, and definitely one for those who collect by maker mark.
Code: 53746
1150.00 GBP