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Really interesting thread with great info, thanks guys for sharing.
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Here is the 1941 Eickhorn transitional.
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Some really Great knives here gent`s. I really like them & can see the attraction but my focus is elsewhere; not least because of financial considerations. I did but just one though, I came across by chance in pursuit of something else. At the time a tad more than I thought it was worth.
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The only thing that really holds this one back is the light corrosion showing through under the front of the scabbard paint.
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motto is very deep & crisp
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That is a real beautiful Eickhorn 37 HJ, that you have there, Landser! Congratulations with this find and thanks for adding it to this topic.
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Here is another variety by the maker of makers:
Double marked, motto, but no date. Must be a 1936 knife considering the characteristics.
Best greetings,
Herman
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Nice HJ, Thor.
I guess it is dated '1942' and also has the RZM mark on the ricasso, right?
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This is mine marked 39 with transitional marks, no motto, the only concern is about the insignia, maybe a repro? Regards
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How about this variation? I personally did not see this mark on early one.
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Stingray, nice early Eickhorn hj knife , never seen this later squirrel logo on an early hj before so might be quite rare to see & find, maybe herman will chime in sometime.
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Hello Stingray,
I am back from Germany now, also had some problems loging onto the GDC forum during the past days.
You just posted a very interesting Eickhorn version, this must have been the final version of their HJ without ricasso. I have encountered only one like these before, but it had half of its blade sharpened away, so I did not buy it. Yours is in great shape, so you made a super score, congratulations!
And thank you for posting it!
Best greetings,
Herman
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gentalmen; most likely the internal marked grips were done , as they sold these to other makers who also made h.j. knives. remember , Solingen for the most part was a large co-op. many of the companies were Not capable of making all the items / all the pieces for an item. who knows, maybe they traded grips to another company for some thing they needed / did not make. case in point; the wooden handels for sa/ss daggers, there was only 3 known machines that made them (No idea who owned them) but, tons of sa /ss makers. jeff h. (kool thread)
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Thought it was a good day to let the squirrels out... Eickhorn HJ knifes are ranked from early to wartime-> from the right to the left. Best regards, Herman
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Most Eickhorn HJ knifes have rounded tip scabbards, earliers ones with annodised shells. But the earliers knifes (on the right) don't have the round tip!
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Motto's until 1938, but that was no special Eickhorn feature...
Ricasso on the blade appears around 1936.
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Earliest knifes had shallow motto's, which easely lost their blackening.
But the latest motted knifes (1936-1938) had deep and dark motto's.
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Eickhorn was famous for its blades, but hilts of this maker easily lost their plating and/or corroded... compared to some other makers, thin plating was applied on HJ's.
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The squirrel makermark often changed and that makes the Eickhorn HJ's so interesting to collect!
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One single and many double ovals marks on the early knifes
And double makersmarks + production year were applied until 1942!
Only the latest 1942 knifes were only marked RZM.
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Herman:
I just love those Eicks!
Beautiful specimens, all of them.
John
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Herman, That's a 'knockout' collection! Best! Bill
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Wow! I second that statement.
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Thank you guys, for your kind words.
The variations that this maker provides to the collector world are really amazing.
Have a look at these 2, both 1940 made HJ blades, just compare the "E" of Eickhorn.
Best regards,
Herman
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Amazing collection Herman. Are you missing any variation?
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I have two 39 dated TMs, the top one is stamped, teh bottom is etched.
There aare small differences in the lettering and in the squirrel.
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Herman, Very Impressive Eickhorn hj knife Variations From Over The Years Of Manufacter You Have In Your Collection Thanks For Showing Them All, Cheers Scott.
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Scott, Stingray,
Thanks for the compliments!
Yes, I am still missing 4 to 5 variations: that I know of! There might be more out there...
John,
Very interesting that double marked etched variation, does it has a year of production stamped into the ricasso?
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So far, I only have found 2 etched mark versions, see pictures in attachement: twice it is the knife right on the picture that has the etched mark.
Both are mottoed knifes.
Best regards,
Herman
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Herman:
My etched version is 39 dated and has no motto.
John
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Johgn how many squirrels are living there!!! Everytime I look I see more!
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wow what a collection watch out for your nuts. dippy
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