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Hello all
I would like to have your thoughts on this knife HJ and especially the filling.
Thank you in advance
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Hello all
I would like to have your thoughts on this knife HJ and especially the filling.
Thank you in advance
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Jul, a very nice conditioned early hj knife by Anton Wingen Jr, i see no red flags on this early peice 
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All original, without any doubt.
Like in most cases, the tag must have been added because the knife is in good condition but far from mint. The blade has been cleaned and the oher parts show (honest) wear.
I never pay extra for bags or tags, but that is just my personal attitude.
Best greetings,
Herman
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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Last edited by Herman V. (aka Herr Mann); 08/28/2011 03:52 PM.
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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Even if the HJ knife is not mint, that tag is worth $300+ by itself. Very nice!
John Merling [email protected]MAX Life member OVMS Life member(Ohio Valley Military Society SOS) OGCA Life member(Ohio Gun Collectors Assoc) NRA Life member
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Hello John,
You are absolutely right: some people pay more for the tag (and/or the paper bag) than for the etched weapon itself... I have never understood that... these things were supposed to be thrown in the garbage bin!
I do understand that an original presentation case or a woolen storage bag adds value to a piece, but paper bags and tin tags... I will never understand...
Best greetings,
Herman
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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Herman, I think that why they are so rare and desirable, most were thrown in the trash. My father has a 1940 Ford, and looks for the original dealer advertising brochures, now worth hundreds of dollars because very few survived.
Here's a pic of some Eickhorn tags found in the attic of a fire department in Germany. The men got their firemen's bayonets, and someone saved this pile of tags....
Last edited by vintagetimenow; 08/28/2011 09:38 PM.
John Merling [email protected]MAX Life member OVMS Life member(Ohio Valley Military Society SOS) OGCA Life member(Ohio Gun Collectors Assoc) NRA Life member
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Thank you all for your information.
It is true that lead the manufacturer take this knife a good capital gain
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John,
Incredible picture, & from a Fire Department attic? Even more wow!
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