UBB.threads Forums Edged Weapons SA & NSKK Dagger Forum NSKK Marine new pictures re posted

Well here are the new picture of my dagger. As you can see lighting and cameras make a difference when it comes to color. Even some of these pictures look brassy while others look more like copper. I would also like to add, the auctioneer did give me 2 weeks to figure out if I liked it with a full refund if I didn't. He also said that if one day I just didn't like the way it looked, send it back and he would give me a full credit in any future auction. He's a really good guy and sells a lot of high end militaria. And yes I told my kid about putting these daggers in their scabbards backwards. I didn't realize it till after he took the pictures. Anyway for what it's worth, I'm keeping it.

Rich

Stunning photos Rich great job!!

Wow,that's a beauty

Rich:

Beautiful Eickhorn.

John

That's some sweet blade! Great dagger indeed.

Seems to me eagle received the gold finnishment too, I'm correct?

NOW I WANT ONE !
very sharp looking piece. interesting note mentioned on the eagle. never paid any attention to them in photos I guess.

how much do these run these days roughly ?
jeff

I only commented eagle finnishiment because all chained NSKK Marine I had see until now has silver finnished eagles.

Thank you for all the kind words. I will start out by saying I'm no expert, but I have seen these NSKK Marine Daggers all copper washed, all copper washed except the chain, and I have seen some with the SA button and eagle done or one or the other. Since I've been doing this research on these daggers I have seen about 3 or 4 variations and when it comes to plating I have not seen any two the same color, and like Serge said in a previous post, there is a more expensive model with very heavy copper that looks like the copper water pipes in your basement ceiling (dull finish). Except for the heavy copper plated ones I'm finding out when it comes to color, this has a lot to do with camera, lighting, and how much it's been cleaned/polished. Here are some examples, http://germandressdaggers.com/NSKK%20Marine.htm and some more, http://www.militarycollectiblesinc.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=14_42 Almost forgot, when it comes to price, there is one of those heavy copper plated ones on the second site for $12,000.00 and the others I see hovering around $6,000.00.

Thanks again

Rich