Here we go gents, not 1, not 2, but 3 of these stunners available now, complete with a useless paper bag!!
http://www.wwiidaggers.com/HYK.htm
Step right up gents, a bargain at $1995 each.
Wittmann Militaria #34623 1936 Berlin Olympics Souvenir Knife by Emil Voos
HYK #34623 1936 Berlin Olympics Souvenir Knife – Emil Voos
This Berlin Olympic Knife is about the size of a
DJ knife. These knives were originally produced to serve as souvenir pieces sold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The hilt is the same as a DJ knife being produced of all cast aluminum. The aluminum finish is still all there and in excellent condition. Fitted to the hilt are genuine stag grip plates. These grip plates have a pleasing raised grain and are an attractive brown color having trimmed edges of off-white color. The obverse grip plate has a pinned Hitler Youth enameled insignia. The insignia wiggles slightly in its placement indicating that it is pinned. The insignia has perfect red, white, and silver with black swastika enamel. These grip plates are retained by aluminum rivets having dressed heads on both sides. The blade of this example is a single edged type with false edge at the top. It has a short ricasso. The blade shows 100% of the original factory graining in the surfaces. On the obverse side there is the symbol of Berlin which consists of a crown over a shield which inside has a black bear standing on its hind feet. At the bottom of the blade is the NSDAP sports eagle which depicts an eagle with half open wings and a mobile swastika on its stomach area. The eagle retains in its claws the rings of the Olympic circles. These rings are colored in green, gold, blue and red. Between the two depictions is the five line dedication in inlaid gold letters, “ZUM RUHME / DES SPORTS / ZUR EHRE / DES VATER- / LANDES”. This dedication means, “For the glory of sports and honor of the fatherland”. On the reverse there is an etched logo consisting of a snake around a stump. Above the logo is the firm’s name, “Emil Voos” and below the location town of “Solingen”. Below this is the patent pending designation, “Ges. Geschutzt”. The original black leather blade buffer is in place.
The tube steel scabbard is in Excellent condition having good original paint showing only nominal age but still rating just about 100%. Attached to this scabbard is a leather belt loop having a small grip retainer loop with working snap. Most of the black color is gone from the snap but the leather is still in good condition. Accompanying this Olympic souvenir knife is its original issue sack. The sack is composed of manila paper having a gray color and being about 9 inches in length and about 4 inches in width at the top, and it tapers toward the bottom. Printed on the obverse of the paper is the firm’s name and location, “Emil Voos / Solingen” and beneath this is the logo with name and location along with the patent pending stamping, “Ges. Geschützt”. Beneath that is the German word for the youth knife, “Fahrtenmesser”, and rubber stamped beneath that is the type of knife, “Berliner / Olympiade”, and beneath this is a printing testifying to the quality of the steel, “Ia Guss Stahl-/Klinge”. There are also some decorative lines at the bottom of the sack. The reverse of the sack is plain. This is a great opportunity to acquire one of these authentic Olympic knives. There was a unsold box of these knives discovered after the Wall came down in 1991. The majority of these knives were all sold in the last decade but I ran into a collector who had stored away a few of them and I managed to buy several from him. These knives make for a terrific addition to a Hitler Youth collection.
Mint Minus. $1,995.00
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And also, another top notch bargain for the punters today, step into this one gents!
HYK #34512 1935 Nuremberg Party Day Souvenir Knife – Puma
Wittmann Militaria #34512 1935 Nuremberg DJ Knife
This Nuremberg Party Day Souvenir Knife was originally sold at the 1935 Party Day rallies in Nuremberg. It is a most attractive item having a DJ style hilt being of all aluminum. Attached to the hilt are genuine stag grip plates. These grip plates have attractive brown grains with off-white edges. The grip plates are retained by aluminum rivets which have dressed heads on both sides. The scabbard is a tube steel type that tapers at the end. The original black finish is still all there having a somewhat matte look to it. Attached to the scabbard is a fine leather belt loop along with a small retainer loop with snap to retain the hilt of the knife. The blade is a single edge type with false edge at the top and short ricasso. This blade has all of the original factory graining on the surfaces. Etched onto the obverse of the blade is a gold inlaid open-winged Party eagle which clutches a swastika within a wreath. Below this is the event the knife commemorates, “REICHSPARTEITAG / 1935”. Below this are the triple castle turrets which are part of the logo of the city of Nuremberg. Below this is the Nuremberg city crest which is in gold, red and black enamel. The crest has the name of the city above, “Nürnberg” and below is a shield split in half. The left portion of the shield portrays half of an eagle and the right portion portrays stripes of red and white which go downward on a forty-five degree angle. On the reverse of the knife is the maker logo and location. The logo consists of a diamond having a puma head inside with the firm name below, “Puma”. Below the diamond is the location city of “Solingen”. The original leather washer is in position. This souvenir knife represents one of the leftovers which were discovered in East Germany after the Wall came down. There was a couple of boxes of these knives which were offered to the collecting public at the time. Most have long since disappeared into collections so this is a rare opportunity to acquire one of these outstanding artifacts for your collection.
Excellent Plus, Plus. $1,695.00
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Oh, and a couple of the usual, common DJ knives as well...
Regards
Russ