Anton Wingen Jr is in my opinion one the most interesting -but currently underestimated!- makers of HJ-knifes. There are-so many variations, that the HJ-knifes by Anton Wingen Jr can be a collecting objective on their own.

But why could he be the inventor of the HJ-knife?

- It is the only maker, who made early HJ-knifes before the appearance of the HJ motto "Blut und Ehre!"

- The very early "eagle heads" by Wingen, were actually fighting knifes (1st from left) , to whom the HJ-diamond was added into the obverse grip plate; via a rather rough cut-out (2nd from left) or via the famous Anton Wingen JR screwed rivet (3rd from left).

- Later, when the motto appeared, Wingen made another "eaglehead" variant, with the early "no ricasso" blade (4rd from left).

Best regards,

Herman

Herman,


Great to see all these Anton Wingen jr knifes all together !

the early eagle head hjs are seldom seen & very hard to find as you know, thanks for showing



Regards Mac 66

Great informative thread Herman,thank you.
My favorite is the third from the left,just beautiful piece.

Wow great collection of variants you have there

Herman,

Thanks for all the excellent information, those are some great pictures. I love seeing all those early Wingen variants together.

[quote=stingray]Great informative thread Herman,


Totally agree Ivan !



Regards Mac 66

Herman, a great, consistent collection and an idea worth to be tracked. Your thoughts and arguments sound very convincing.
Thank you for showing.
Regards,

Thank you fellow collectors, for the kind words!

Allow me to show some other interesting features about Anton Wingen Jr made HJ-knifes:

- This maker was (one of) the first to use only the RZM-code on mottoed knifes, starting as early as 1936!

- Starting 1936, the thin "no- ricasso" blades (4rd and 5th from the right) were still used, later in that same year, Wingen started to use the more robust blades with ricasso (3rd from the right).

- But in 1938, the knight logo was re-introduced in combination with the RZM code (1st from the right). This proofs that the so called "transitional period" actually never existed!

Best regards,

Herman

Great job Herman

Very Interesting info Herman !


Thanks for showing your lovely Wingen hjs with a learning twist on the Transitional period subject, gets the brain thinking



Regards Mac 66.

Ivan, Scott,

Thanks for your replies!

Here is the complete early Wingen set, note that many of these Anton Wingen JR HJ-knifes came with nicely anodized scabbards.

Best regards,

Herman

Hi Herman,


Wonderful sight to see all your Wingen knifes altogether !


Great learning thread, thanks



Regards Mac 66

No wonder i can't find any. Lol