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This morning i found a off-white, complete
Eickhorn felt hilt cover, marked in red:
- DRGM
- Beachten Sie das Eickhornchen auf der klinge"
- the eickhorn logo, with the sword.
No damage at all, no holes, and 100 percent ww2. just a bit old.
Are these covers rare, I dont see them a lot overhere?
For what swords/daggers are they used?
Kees
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Yes-they are quite rare and can be used on any sword.
MAX & OVMS Life Member, MAX Bd. of Experts. GDC Platinum Dealer. Collector since 1955.
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The hilt cover you posted appears to be for a Luftwaffe sword. The Luftwaffe sword covers are symetrical and longer than those for the army sword. I have two army sword hilt covers, if you are interested, I would be willing to trade an army for a luft. Here is a photo of an army cover.Note that the flap on the army model is not symetrical,and the hole at the bottom is not centered. You have a real nice item, and they are not common. Joe S
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I agree with Joe. I did'nt really know there were two types.
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Since i'm a luftsword collector, i think it's a nice item in the collection. You have to know i paid 10 euro's for it. Compared with the two that are for sale, and are the standard army's, for about 450 -495 usd.
not bad at all,though?
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Great buy! 
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This image is from the May 1931 Carl Eickhorn catalog, "DIVERSE SABEL FUR OFFIZIERE, MANNSCHAFTEN POLIZEI UND BEAMTE". The catalog is in German, English, French and Spanish.
IMG-1278.jpg (91.27 KB, 51 downloads) May 1931 Carl Eickhorn catalog, "DIVERSE SABEL FUR OFFIZIERE, MANNSCHAFTEN POLIZEI UND BEAMTE".
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Take in consideration that a lot of these came on the european market a couple of years ago and are not period originals.
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