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Anton Wingen Jr is in my opinion one the most interesting -but currently underestimated!- makers of HJ-knifes. There are-so many variations, that the HJ-knifes by Anton Wingen Jr can be a collecting objective on their own.
But why could he be the inventor of the HJ-knife?
- It is the only maker, who made early HJ-knifes before the appearance of the HJ motto "Blut und Ehre!"
- The very early "eagle heads" by Wingen, were actually fighting knifes (1st from left) , to whom the HJ-diamond was added into the obverse grip plate; via a rather rough cut-out (2nd from left) or via the famous Anton Wingen JR screwed rivet (3rd from left).
- Later, when the motto appeared, Wingen made another "eaglehead" variant, with the early "no ricasso" blade (4rd from left).
Best regards,
Herman
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Herman, Great to see all these Anton Wingen jr knifes all together ! the early eagle head hjs are seldom seen & very hard to find as you know, thanks for showing Regards Mac 66
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Great informative thread Herman,thank you. My favorite is the third from the left,just beautiful piece.
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Wow great collection of variants you have there
Regards Sean
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Herman,
Thanks for all the excellent information, those are some great pictures. I love seeing all those early Wingen variants together.
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[quote=stingray]Great informative thread Herman,
Totally agree Ivan !
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Herman, a great, consistent collection and an idea worth to be tracked. Your thoughts and arguments sound very convincing. Thank you for showing. Regards,
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Thank you fellow collectors, for the kind words!
Allow me to show some other interesting features about Anton Wingen Jr made HJ-knifes:
- This maker was (one of) the first to use only the RZM-code on mottoed knifes, starting as early as 1936!
- Starting 1936, the thin "no- ricasso" blades (4rd and 5th from the right) were still used, later in that same year, Wingen started to use the more robust blades with ricasso (3rd from the right).
- But in 1938, the knight logo was re-introduced in combination with the RZM code (1st from the right). This proofs that the so called "transitional period" actually never existed!
Best regards,
Herman
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Very Interesting info Herman ! Thanks for showing your lovely Wingen hjs with a learning twist on the Transitional period subject, gets the brain thinking Regards Mac 66.
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Ivan, Scott,
Thanks for your replies!
Here is the complete early Wingen set, note that many of these Anton Wingen JR HJ-knifes came with nicely anodized scabbards.
Best regards,
Herman
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Hi Herman, Wonderful sight to see all your Wingen knifes altogether ! Great learning thread, thanks Regards Mac 66
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No wonder i can't find any. Lol
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