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Indeed Gaspare, that are not molds, but dies.

Thank you for your reply!

Benten

Unfortunately the film is without sound but I think Mike and SpitfireVb hit the nail on the head. A far distance marriage. "Only" the groom is getting the ring (none of the other two soldiers got a ring - as they are groomesmen). Therefore the groom is signing the mariage certificate as does the officer as marriage registrar. And as Spitfire Vb stated, here are wedding rings worn on the right hand.
Regards,

Hello Guy H, grip looks good to me. These I have seen did look more white or a yellowing white. Yours does look really more in the directon of soft yellow but nevertheless I like it very much.
I assume that you have disambled the dagger (I do not recommend this!) or have other proof for a painted wooden grip as for me -only from the pics- it does look more like a milkstone grip with the characteristic lot of very small cracks?
It is a WKC dagger?

Regards,

Well done E!

Cotoroanta , It is a nice looking ring.. It was not a issued piece. Anyone with the money could have bought it.. They were usually early rings bought/gifted as a patriotic piece..

"Transitional" is a term used when a HJ-knife (or SA-dagger) is marked with the maker mark plus the RZM code. A better term is double marked in my opinion.

Both the versions of the Emil Gierling shown here are early HJ-knife variants: they only have the maker mark, no RZM code.

Best regards,

Herman

Well thank you for the reply. There are so many parts daggers I see lately with poor fittings and grips etc. I was just curious.

As Gaspare said it looks like it was ground dug or at the very least in a wet basement. Somebody took a wire wheel to it and in my opinion replaced the grip. I would think it would have been worth more if they had just left it in it's original dug state.

Now concerning the database. I am not going to judge or declare this or that dagger good or bad. But having collected as much information as possible, this will give more chances to separate the wheat from the chaff. Anyone who wants to spend a couple of days on the Internet will collect all the known daggers. Moreover, this information has already been given by the owners. Why when buying a car you look at its service book, but when buying a rare dagger it is not necessary? As a buyer, I would be interested and given confidence that the history of this dagger can be traced back for a long time. For example, the following people have Eickhorn's daggers.

1. Herman. You yourself have repeatedly posted his photo.
2. RevYJ. Dagger with full Roem. Was discussed by one topic above.
3. Paul, he posted this information here himself.
4. Me. My dagger appeared on the WAF, and many photos were shown by the veteran's grandson to all potential buyers in PM and in topics on the WAF, WRF.
5. Another Eickhorn, which was sold many years ago by Craig. Although I know the new owner, he does not want to advertise himself, but even information from Craig is enough.

Perhaps there are 1-2 more daggers, but their legalization will just be a problem if you collect a high-quality base. Since they are not known in the community, their appearance will be greeted with caution. There is a little more information on other varieties and not every sale resonated with collectors. But it is also available, only it takes more time. So what are we trying to hide? All this information Secret de Polichinelle is an open secret. Therefore, I suggested collecting information in one place, and not discussing subjects and making a verdict on them. You noticed that, for example, on the SS dagger, I wrote about its existence, but did not specify anything. First of all, there are different opinions on it, including you and me. Secondly, although I could use a photo from the topic of discussion, I believe that any potential buyer MUST read well-known topics and draw their own conclusions, and not make a purchase of such a rarity based on my or your opinion. It is necessary to take into account opinions, but he must draw a conclusion on his own. Therefore, a new unknown dagger may turn up, the seller or the customer wants to discuss it, he will create a separate topic. This will judge originality.

P.S. Herman, you were misled by the photo. My dagger has a wrinkled back side of the scabbard, the front side is quite straight. I didn’t do anything with the scabbard, because I think it’s not right to change or improve such a dagger. These dents are his chronicle.

P.P.S. Sorry for long text, and my bad English.

here is one that may be real

There have been several topics about these SA "Nordmark" daggers in the past: browse through the SA forum.

Herman

antisemitism

I believe that is a round for the German 2.5cm PaK 113. The French originally produced it as the 25mm Hotchkiss and it was their main anti-tank gun. The Germans took over production in 1940 and renamed it the 2.5cm PaK 113. It continued in service through 1943 when it was deemed too weak to penetrate enemy armor. Several were sold to Finland to use against the soviets.

Dave the contract has been confirmed as used by SMF.
We purchased a tagged example ink stamped SMF

I have seen two different versions of the single oval TM on HJ knives.

Here they are.

If you do an internet search on "kampilan sword for sale", they run from $99 to $399. You can match yours to the photos and determine it's value.

Something to add to the discussion of Bavarian Police belts above.

Here is an example of the brown leather Bavarian Police belt with a roller buckle as opposed to the same belt in black leather shown earlier.

Also, when supplying information to Angolia & Taylor for their "German Police" book it was then unknown if the circa 1936 box belt buckle with a large swastika was worn with the dark green Bavarian Landespolizei uniform. Here is a photograph showing this mobile swastika belt and buckle being worn by Bavarian LAPO during the uniform transition. Both of these belts would have been correct depending upon the time period of circa 1935-1936.

Nice genuine dagger

extra photos:-

New here. Great forum. I have also been trying to buy good fakes but most are sold as real. Others that have known fakes keep the because they don't want to get burned again or have them sold as real. There are so many out there though.

Hello and thank you

Yes, both are 35-41 marked

Regards

K.

regular copy

photo credit,,somewhere, I forgot:

I've posted already on another topic,,but its such a cool photo!



He's one of us!, a real ring man..

Looks drunk as a skunk though!

,, hard to get good photos from some sellers most of the time. Makes buying a ring very difficult..

You will see with all real rings,,they are finished off well, the detail is good. Check the pinned topic,,and we have 50 back pages.

Dug, very well worn,relic rings are sometimes the toughest to authenticate. We have good photos here of Gorilla skull rings. Some not plated, some with the silver wash that wore off fast. Some with red paint in eyes.. I have seen many,,all made from the same weird brass alloy.

Remember,,they had a thin band [you will see this in photos]. The band is supposed to be bones. Sizes/dimensions all the same [skull size, bone thickness etc. same amount of teeth, tiny dots inside skull fracture lines. Be careful,,be patient,,if they don't seem right to you your probably right.. Find the photos here!

So far, counting photos and advertisements [line drawings] I have 20 different types [including here]..

This is not really accurate as sometimes line drawings were not made.. They would show/advertise a picture [line drawing] and wait a few weeks to see if enough orders come in the die would be made or completed.. IF none, or few orders many times the ring would not be made..
This was also done with jewelry , para-military pins, other pieces etc.