Original German WWII 1939 Dated Transitional NSKK Dagger by Carl Eickhorn of Solingen with Scabbard - RZM M7/66 British Field Gear with some cracking and checking

with some cracking and checking towards the bottom

or removed to put on real rifles

The handle (tsuka) was completely broken off about 1

ACCEPTANCE DATE

There are two lovely gold highlighted bronze snail menuki present

Original German WWII 1939 Dated Transitional NSKK Dagger by Carl Eickhorn of Solingen with Scabbard - RZM M7/66 British Field Gear with some cracking and checkingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a rare early war transitional pattern NSKK Dienstdolch (Service Dagger), with Nickel plated fittings throughout. This example was made by the legendary firm Carl Eickhorn of Solingen, the "City of Blades" in western Germany, and the blade is marked with both their trademark logo and RZM code. This company had made SA and NSKK daggers since the Rhm era, and continued to produce them