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That is a beautiful dagger and first one that I ever see with aluminum crossguards, a rare bird for sure. That's one dagger I would love to own.
Well done !
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Rich. very nice looking dagger ! very nice to see it with the double maker mark also. aluminum cross guards are odd to find. you find them more often on N.P.E.A. daggers. I bought a set of cross guards this way... seller thought they were fake. Thank you for showing us ! jeff
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Now heres something you dont see everyday, a beautiful conditioned transitional,,rare aluminum crossguards,, a tight grip to guard fit,,and what looks to be a Cherrywood grip! Now thats what I call a "Find"!!,,,a hard one at that!! Nice pick up Rich!! Larry
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Quite a looker! I'm sure most of us would love to own that fine specimen ... Best! Bill
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Wow, very nice seldom seen maker of a Transitional NSKK dagger
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Not only a hard to find maker, but aluminum guards that won't peel. Such a deal !
Aluminum guards are seldom found and steel/iron ones are even rarer. I think these were experiments made after nickel silver became unavailable. The common zinc based injection molded with a thin plating probably turn out cheaper ... unfortunately for collectors.
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Interesting piece! Great looking double mark with big RZM. I have the early Grafrath, love to find one like this to go with it! Congrats..Kevin.
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beauty, PB!
dave if alu guards were experimental, what about scabb fittings and hanger bits? why wd. makers stop at guards? then it's really a 'no-peel deal'!
for that matter were alu scabbs ever made/offered/experimented with?
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Pitbull63 NSKK Dagger Beautiful, my congratulations for your opinion, good piece.
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Hello Pitbull, very hard to find transitional in outstanding condition. Congrats! I have a very nice S/A RZM M7/52 [Herbertz & Meurer] with aluminum guards that I obtained years ago. It's one of my favorite S/A's! Can post pics if you like, Regards, Leipzig
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These Transitional Gebruder Grafrath daggers are indeed not only a scarce maker in transitionals daggers but they also seem to have tried hard not to use zinc as their base medal on the cross guards. Here is one, also a NSKK, but has what I believe exibits the Iron crossguards as mentioned by Dave. Alongside two other daggers both in minty condition, one a transitional and the other a straight RZM, the Grafrath shows no lifting of the plating and a very smooth surface but with still plenty of luster.
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Only problem with aluminum guards , they can look dull real fast & get dinged up to easy. also misshapen-ed easy if some one farts around with them (ie. tries to fit them to another dagger). jeff
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Serge, Another absolute beauty Transitional NSKK dagger you got there amongst another 2 beautys
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Beautiful daggers, all of them in this post.
Well done, guys, and thanks for making us salivate.
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I would like to thank everybody for their input, kind words, respected opinions, and the additional photos of some fine looking daggers.
Rich
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Serge, Another absolute beauty Transitional NSKK dagger you got there amongst another 2 beautys Thanks Scott, John & Rich, I picked up the Grafrath from a friend of mine who bought it in 1999 from Gailen David.
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