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Baz69 #362927 08/18/2024 08:57 PM
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Correction: The previous photo is Thomas T. Wittmann's # 37099 F. DULA Waidblatt, not the Waidmesser.

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Baz69 #362934 08/20/2024 04:58 PM
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Thomas T. Wittmann's # 37099 F. DULA Waidmesser is pictured and shows the 11 mm D. R. G. M. mark. The poor condition of the blade shows it was probably sharpened on an electric grinder.

Thomas T. Wittmann's # 37099 F. DULA Waidblatt and Waidmesser both have the same size (11 mm) D. R. G. M. mark, I would call this a "matched" set as opposed to my "married" set, with 9 mm D.R.G.M. mark on the Waidblatt and 11 mm D. R. G. M. mark on the Waidmesser.

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Thomas T. Wittmann's # 37099 F. DULA Waidmesser is pictured and shows the 11 mm D. R. G. M. mark.
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Baz69 #362935 08/20/2024 05:42 PM
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Hey Calvin,

I remember many many years ago in Germany, a man would come around in his horse drawn wagon with a blade sharping stone wheel and everyone would have him sharpen their knifes, axes, sickles etc. etc. Sometimes I noticed the blades looking very similar after a good sharpening lol.

Baz69 #362936 08/20/2024 06:45 PM
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I can remember the same thing in France 1949-53, Mikee.

We lived in the Paris suburbs. The guy had a push cart with a big wheel and he rang a two tone bell as he pushed it up the street.

I don't remember blade shapes but this guy would give the wheel a push with his hand to get it going then pump a pedal.

Baz69 #363126 09/17/2024 09:34 PM
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I sent a personal email to Herr Henning Ritter (HUBERTUS) asking about blade restoration / regrinding a few months ago and he told me HUBERTUS Waidblatt blades were grinded by a family that was for the most part retired and only did some restoration / repair work. Herr Ritter said it could probably be done but the handles would have to be removed. I then thought that it was best to leave the knife as found. I thought that was the end of the story.

Herr Ritter did not give up and continued to ask for someone to grind the blade but since it was not a HUBERTUS and was made by another firm (F. DULA) no one would touch it.

Again, I am humbled by Herr Ritter's kindness. Here is a small, cropped portion of the email I received today:

"Dear Mr. Wetzel,

I had tried without delay several times to contact the previous grinder family’s members (two brothers, following to their father and grandfather) outside from Solingen.

That family had supported our company in grinding / satin finishing or polishing hundreds of our our company’s blade blanks for sheath knives, fixed bladed hunting knives and hunting cutlasses including Waidblatt pattern knives. „We have retired, and we are just taking care of minor repair work “, „We did not grind such Waidblatt blades during the last 15 years “. „The special tooling's for grinding Waidblatt blanks have not been used for more than 20 years! “.

Kind regards

Henning Ritter

P.S. My sincere compliments for posting vintage German hunting related stuff on GDC and for sharing great photos!

You are encouraging me to cross-check my vintage hunting catalogs and hunting magazines, for possible posts!"

Baz69 #363202 09/24/2024 04:39 PM
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Hello Gents ,

For my own knowledge can somebody remember me who was the sheath's maker of the DULA's . I believed that this maker was also

an amunitions pouches producer for the Army ? Is it right ?

Many thanks to you = S+

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Baz69 #363205 09/24/2024 10:26 PM
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Seppi,

after searching many emails to my friend "Mr. K." in Oberkirch, I found emails where I was asking him about "Hruby Leder Fabrik, Hachenburg, Deutschland" because Baz69 (Gary) was asking for information about this company because he suspected this was the company that made sheaths for the F. DULA. I am still looking for Gary's request which was on German Daggers.com or War Relics forum.

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Baz69 #363208 09/25/2024 07:59 AM
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@ C.Wetzel ,

😊 Thanks for your help , Hruby is the name I was forgeting until now for the DULA'S sheaths .

Kind regards = S+

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