Krikke,
The fellow who posted "Shown below are some early Hammesfahr grips,note the fit and also one,of a few details,which is very common on early grips by this company!" is partly correct.
The truth is that poor fits like the ones shown occurred on the SS daggers made by all manufacturers. Not all by any means but enough that you should not have look very far for examples.
Why? The grips and crossguards were made separately and often by different companies. The both were hand-finished not identical. This led to gaps on one or both sides and grip contours that did not flow smoothly into the crossguard contours.
Age shrinkage gets blamed but I think the reality is more due to the above.
And I do not subscribe to the theory that certain manufacturers only used certain eagles.
Dave
