#33531
06/13/2009 09:08 PM
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Gents, I got an HJ knife last week. Not my usual area of collecting, but the price was right, the condition is very good and and it matches an SS maker I have.
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#33532
06/13/2009 09:10 PM
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Here is what attracted me at first
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06/13/2009 09:11 PM
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#33534
06/13/2009 09:12 PM
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Then, the motto on the other side was as sharp as any I had seen
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06/13/2009 09:13 PM
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06/13/2009 09:13 PM
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The washer is still black on top
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06/13/2009 09:15 PM
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Grip plates are crisp and not scratched
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06/13/2009 09:15 PM
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06/13/2009 09:16 PM
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Scabbard has no dings but a little paint loss
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06/13/2009 09:17 PM
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06/13/2009 09:18 PM
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Looking inside you can see a cloth (??) cover on the runners. I suppose that is standard but does not last long
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06/13/2009 09:19 PM
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06/13/2009 09:20 PM
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06/13/2009 09:21 PM
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"L F S " (I think) stamped on the back
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06/13/2009 09:21 PM
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06/13/2009 09:22 PM
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Comments or questions ? I can shoot more views.
The HJ diamond moves up and down if pressed.
Dave
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#33547
06/13/2009 10:11 PM
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That's a real beauty Dave, nice one. No one has yet determined what the 'LFS' stamp stands for but it is seen on many HJ hangers. It's been well looked after, the cotton on the runners seem in good condition as well. Great transitional example.
Regards
Russ
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#33548
06/13/2009 10:16 PM
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Nice score Dave. Don't see many of them that condition anymore!
SSman
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#33549
06/13/2009 10:34 PM
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Dave well done with your latest hj knife buy  , its a real nice conditioned peice....Congrats....Scott.
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#33550
06/13/2009 11:04 PM
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Very nice ! Looks like the one my dad brought back from WW2. He "found" it in a drawer in a house. Most likely that is where the HJ member left it when he left home for the army !
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#33551
06/14/2009 02:00 PM
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It is pretty obvious that it was never used and maybe never even worn.
Dave
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#33552
06/14/2009 02:37 PM
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That is a great HJ knife, Dave! Gottlied Hammesfahr, 1938, with motto, double makersmark and super quality, your knife has it all! Congratulations! You just started a new fashinating collecting area! Many more to come...  Best greetings, Herman
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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#33553
06/15/2009 10:13 AM
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For completeness Dave you should post these pics in the thread about HJ knives with RZM codes on the obverse of the blade as Hammesfahr wasnt mentioned.
great catch by the way they dont come much nicer than that usually well worn
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#33554
06/26/2009 05:14 AM
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Indeed a very nice example. Congrats!
-serge-
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#33555
06/27/2009 01:03 PM
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#33556
06/27/2009 03:40 PM
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It is a pristine original example, Mike.
Best greetings,
Herman
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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