A WW2 Eichorn boot knife sold for $470 on ebay today.Do they normally sell for that much? I have 5 that I am wanting to sell soon

Somebody paid WAY too much. If they bring that kind of money I have a bunch to sell and would be a very happy guy. Got any pics of the one that sold for that amount? Maybe it is some rare varient...

Mark

$470 boot knife?

Looks like a PUMA, worth some bucks (maybe $300.00) IF it is a period PUMA.

On second look, that is a weird clip on the scabbard. It looks way long. Maybe it is some rare one I never saw?

Mark

Hi !

I think, it´s an "Infanteriemesser 42", showing the "Bowie-style"-blade.

Rgds,

R.

Hi Itaska,
First welcome to the site.

These knives are worth anywhere from $150.00-300.00 and may just maybe $350 in mint condition. I have seen nice Luft fighting knive selling for $500.00 at a show not long ago, way too much IMO, needless to say i walked away and bought a mint Luftwaffe dagger for $550.00 at the same show as it was coming in the door, ebay just had one sell for $135.00 in about the same condition within the last month.

If you like Itaska send me some pictures i'll give you a honest value of each. I'm not a long time dealer but i have been following these for the last couple years or so.

PM me i'll send my email address, don't worry about a personal interest i don't collect these knives.

EW

I pulled the trigger on this one a few days ago.
Not in hand yet.
NOTE: It was not quite in the $470.00 neighborhood, but the next street over.



Cheers

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Originally posted by Mann:
I pulled the trigger on this one a few days ago.
Not in hand yet.
NOTE: It was not quite in the $470.00 neighborhood, but the next street over.
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Cheers

Great orginal boot knife Mann. The Luftmarking "6" is not so common. Congrats.

LH
http://gotavapen.se/market/index.php

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Originally posted by LH 600:

quote:

Originally posted by Mann:
I pulled the trigger on this one a few days ago.
Not in hand yet.
NOTE: It was not quite in the $470.00 neighborhood, but the next street over.

Cheers

Great orginal boot knife Mann. The Luftmarking "6" is not so common. Congrats.

LH
http://gotavapen.se/market/index.php

A few in my collection...

Mark

A Puma....

Mark

Thanks LH! ACTUALLY , Your post's of wonderful luftwaffe pieces, was part of my inspiration for this purchase.
I believe Mark has a sweet tooth for these as well?

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Originally posted by Mann:
Thanks LH! ACTUALLY , Your post's of wonderful luftwaffe pieces, was part of my inspiration for this purchase.
I believe Mark has a sweet tooth for these as well?

Thanks Mann Luftwaffe is a great collector area to collect. Many variations and they looks great to
Here is a Pinned tread of Gravity you should visit .
Regards LH

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.co...wthread.php?t=346715

Here is a "5" and "6" marked knifes

Nice knives guys. I agree, prices can get crazy for these. There are always a couple of Lufts on ebay on any given day, and if you're patient you can pick them up for reasonable prices. Here's some I've picked up, the most I paid for any of these was $200 for a near mint one.

Mark - the one on the right is the more common knife with a long boot clip that I think Reibert was referring to.

Hi, Tim !

Two hundred Buck´s for a mint Kampfmesser der Luftwaffe ?

Congrat´s !

And, yes, the one on the right was the knife, I meant.

It´s the very common Infanteriemesser 42


Rgds.

R.

Hi R.

Great looking knives, I love the condition! I like the Bowie blade versions. Here's one of my favorites - slightly unusual with the grooved grips, Bowie blade, and crossguard.

Yeah, $200 wasn't bad, it was mint after all A lot of the fun of collecting for me is the hunt. I can't afford every nice thing I see and I pass up a lot I'd like, but there's always something else right around the corner and sometimes I get lucky.

Cheers,
Tim

Hi, Tim !

pic´s of an Eickhorn IM 42 showing the, (not so common), Bowie-style blade.

You can see, that this knife was heavilly used, but I like it, anyway ...

Rgds.,

R.

pic 2

pic 3

the maker´s mark, a little better to see:

heres my eick but with different blade

blade

m.m.

And here a boot knife very rarly seen

Nice Eickhorns guys. Seany, on the last one, any marks on it? Is the grip of one piece of metal?

Hi, Tim !

The grip is (should) made of one-piece iron-casting.

I don´t think, there´s any markings, because this kind of knife is a, so named, "nicht abgenommene Dienstwaffe" WW I Era.

@ seany: Very nice Eickhorn, but the scabbard is WW I

The WW I knife is great, congrat´s !
(also the "Eick", no question ! )

Rgds.,

R.

Here´s another Eickhorn, (maker´s mark coded).

pic 2:

pic 3:

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Originally posted by TimL:
... I like the Bowie blade versions. Here's one of my favorites - slightly unusual with the grooved grips, Bowie blade, and crossguard.

Tim, that´s a very nice knife, congrats !

It´s shown in the book of Eugen of Halasz "Deutsche Kampfmesser" on page 200.

This book´s bublished by Militaire-Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall 22851 Norderstedt, Germany in 1996

Reibert:

I ran across a knife with the mark you just showed ('cof') at the SOS and walked away from it.

I have been kicking myself ever since.

John

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Originally posted by JohnZ:
Reibert:

I ran across a knife with the mark you just showed ('cof') at the SOS and walked away from it.

I have been kicking myself ever since.

Don´t worry ´bout that !

It´s like with Girl´s. There´s not only one to catch ...



John

Here´s my favourite maker ... Aesculap

Hi TimL no marks at all and yes its a solid cast grip. one of my favorites it cost me £12 about 7 years ago.

Reibert yes i know but i still had to buy it.

ivbaust i have never seen an Aesculap marked one before very very nice well done
Sean

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Originally posted by ivbaust:
Here´s my favourite maker ... Aesculap

Gratuliere, sehr schönes Messer !

Here I wanna show you guy´s a pretty ugly knife, but in my eyes it´s still collectible ...

What´s your opinion ?

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Originally posted by Reibert: What´s your opinion ?

Maybe a little bit rusty

Yes, you´re definately right !

I also prefer items in this shape:

maker:

but also knife´s in this shape are collectible.

Look at the blade, no damages, (only a little rusty ... )

pic 2

Hi Guys is there a list a Boot Knife makers?Thanks Dutchman

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Originally posted by Dutchman:
Hi Guys is there a list a Boot Knife makers?Thanks Dutchman

Servus !

I do not know, there´s a list of the manufactures of the "Infanteriemesser 42".

But IMO many different manufacturers in the Reich produced this "IM 42", (blank, with, or without maker´s-mark´s stamped on the blade, with, or without on the blade stamped code´s instead the Logo).

Known manufacturer´s of the "Infanteriemesser 42":

Gebrüder Gräfrath, W.K.C., Tiger, Herder, Alcoso, Eickhorn, Gebrüder Weyersberg, F.W. Höller, ....

Another maker of fighting-knive´s, (better: "utility"-knive´s), was PUMA.

Remarkable was the red-brown bakelite grip.
Puma also produced "tool-knive´s" during the war.

This maker stamped it´s blade´s in several, different way´s.

One example:

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Hi Reibert i have not seen that mark before
here are my 2

Great RARE fighting knives!!

Reibert,du bist der nahkampfmessermeister!!!! WUNDERBAR!!

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Originally posted by seany:
Hi Reibert i have not seen that mark before
here are my 2

Hi!

Does your PUMA, (the one on the left), show the Aluminium-crossguard ?

Please, let me also see the blade !

Thx.,

R.

@ seany again:

The reason why I´m asking is, that I´m looking for pic´s of another PUMA with this particular mark on the blade:

PUMA SOLINGEN, (combined with the Aluminium crossguard and the Bowie-style blade).

You know, that PUMA marked theyre blades with different maker´s marks, and PUMA also manufactured theyre knive´s with different kind of blades, also, crossguards!

R.

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Hi Reibert they both have Aluminium crossguards
heres pics of the blades

Thx. a lot !

Glad to be of help. if you find out any interesting info let me know, i am always willing to learn more.
Sean