#92870
10/06/2008 11:06 PM
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Hello
We have what appears to be a HJ knife & it seemd to fit the bill as being a late period one. The mark on the ricasso reads 'schneidteufel solingen' which I've not been able to find listed or within other posts?? Also the diamond is damaged & looks like someone tried to scratch it off! I will try to get photos as my scans were too big to post. Any comments in the meantime would be greatly appreciated though.
Many thanks
Clamilla
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#92871
10/08/2008 08:06 PM
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Hello Clamilla,
To be honest with you: 'schneidteufel solingen' is not a good sign. It is not believed to be a WWII period marking.
If you post the pictures of your knife, you will get very usefull information anyway.
Best greetings,
Herman
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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#92872
10/09/2008 11:25 AM
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Thanks Herman
I've spent all morning trying to post some photos but apparently they are too big to post! I was going to try to put them in Photobucket or something similar but that site is down for maintenance - how annoying!!
Any ideas as to how to get my photos on here???
Thanks in advance
Clamilla
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#92873
10/09/2008 03:09 PM
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You have to resize your pictures to 100kb maximum in a program type "Photoshop".
Best greetings,
Herman
You never have enough HJ-knifes!
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#92874
10/09/2008 04:35 PM
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http://s439.photobucket.com/albums/qq114/Clamilla_2008/Thanks again Herman - I've tried to resize them but not had any luck. I have managed to get on to Photobucket now though & hopefully you can use this link to see my album?? Any comments would be greatly appreciated about authenticity or origin especially as my husband is meeting a militaria dealer tomorrow with a view to selling it. Is it likely to have any value even if it isn't WWII ??? The diamond is puzzling me & I'm not sure how clear it is on the photos - it has been damaged but from what you can see it looks as if there is a horizontal black line at the top of the diamond - it looks almost as if it's the top of a cross. Where these knives ever used by the Red Cross or produced as souvenirs of Switzerland????? Any info greatly appreciated Thanks in advance Clamilla
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#92875
10/09/2008 05:26 PM
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Hi Clamilla, this is not an original HJ knife. The diamond may have originally been just a solid red color, or perhaps it had a fleur-de-lis scout motif on it - a little difficult to tell from the pics, but it is not an HJ diamond. These were made postwar by a few different makers.
Regards Russell
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