hello
my friend asked me to identificate this dagger
for me its a strange one due to the pointy blade and no markings.i think it may be caused by a cleaning and sharpening,the blade have many scratches along its lenghth.beside this on the edge are signs of sharpening from ricasso to the tip.near ricasso is visible a little humb that can be the remain of original blade widness.what do you think about this observation?
the grips,rivets and diamond seems to be a genuine for You?the diamond show some movement,and on the grips are visible some cracks,so meybe they once belonged to other dagger ?is it real that a maker stamp can be erased by a some clening technic?
i tryied to ID the maker of the knife but this is little hard thing i just found near identivcal ricasso and crossguard piece on this forum but also unmarked-the photo with red dot
best regards

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Hello Michal,

Your knife is an original WWII HJ-knife, late production, probably 1941 or 1942.
The diamond insignia is most likely a replacement, it appears that someone has removed the original and broke the grip plates in the process.

Best regards,

Herman

Herman
So do you think this diamond is a repo, or a original replacement???
Just would like to know for my info.
There probably was a lot of swapping to get the better diamond in the better knife, but a lot of work, and risk.
Ed

hello
thank you Herman for the response,yes i felt that something is not allright with the grip plates,but also i'm glad that the knife is a period one.
1941-42 i think its a really late one
best regards

That is tough to say for 100% sure, based on these pictures, Ed.
But most of those very silver diamonds are repro's.

Best regards,

Herman

By the way, is there some information to wich year the hj daggers where produced? Regards

All production of dress daggers (including HJ-knifes) , swords and dress bayonets was stopped in 1942, when Germany declared "Der totale krieg" or total war: all efforts were put on the war, so dress weapons became an unnecessary luxury.

Best regards,

Herman

thank You Herman
so this is the one of last,pity about the diamond but i like it anyway
regards