Hitler Youth Daggers and Edged Weapons

This is a very clean example of the German dress bayonet with HJ emblem inset into the grip. It is maker marks KLITTERMAN & MOOG GMBH HAAN b. SOLINGEN and MADE IN GERMANY. This is a view of the right and left side of the grip.

There is no scabbard with this bayonet.

The condition is excellent throughout.

This knife is in mint unissued condition. These are views of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

It has an RZM logo and M7/66 (Carl Eickhorn, Solingen) maker mark and is "40" dated at the ricasso.  The original leather buffer is present.  The other side of the knife has no motto etch.

The scabbard is shows some slight crazing to the leather finish.

The blade has some slight marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of light service use.These are views of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There are some minor noticeable signs of scratches on the ROSTFREI stainless steel blade with deep sawteeth. It has an RZM logo and M7/36 (E. & F. Hörster, Solingen) maker mark.  The original leather buffer is absent.  The other side of the blade has the ROSTFREI steel marking at the ricasso.

The scabbard is fair to good, with the chipped paint and some dents present. The leather finish is slightly cracking.

The blade has marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places. There is some slight darkness and scratches as shown.  It has been lightly sharpened several times.

This knife belonged to a member of the German National Socialist State Food Supply Office (NS-Reichsnährstand).  The emblem is applied to the end of the pommel.

This knife shows signs of long service. The grips are very heavy fossil ivory. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There are some minor noticeable signs of scratches on the blade. It has a GES. GESCHÜTZT, and F. W. BACKHAUS SOLINGEN logo and maker mark.  The original leather buffer is absent.  The other side of the blade has the Blut und Ehre! deep ground motto.

The scabbard is fair to good, with the chipped paint and some dents present. The leather is cracked and flaking.  There is a Hitler Youth member pin still clipped to the retaining strap.

The blade has marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places. There is some slight darkness and scratches as shown.  It has been sharpened a number of times.

This knife shows signs of long use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a slightly enamel damaged HJ diamond deeply set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There is some minor darkness to the blade, and some very minor spotting. The etched motto is relatively deeply set. It has a very rare CARL HEIDELBERG SOLINGEN maker mark and logo. It has the early GES. GESCHÜTZT patent marking. The original leather buffer is NOT present.  Note the very minimal ricasso in comparison to most other HJ knives.  It is virtually non-existent and would be covered by the leather buffer, if it was present.

The scabbard is very unusual, being a field quality design and with robust leather hanger.  It is in good to very good, with 10% of the original green enamel remaining. The leather is supple, with routine wear apparent. The hanger is also green.

The motto etch on the blade is shown here.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of frequent use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a near excellent condition enamel HJ diamond flush set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There are some minor signs of sharpening. The etched motto is relatively deeply set. It has a very rare CARL HEIDELBERG SOLINGEN maker mark and logo. It has the early GES. GESCHÜTZT patent marking. The original leather buffer is NOT present.  Note the very minimal ricasso in comparison to most other HJ knives.  It is virtually non-existent and would be covered by the leather buffer, if it was present.

The scabbard is in good to very good, with 85-90% of the original shiny black enamel remaining. The leather is supple, with routine wear apparent.

The motto etch on the blade is shown here.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of frequent use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a near excellent condition enamel HJ diamond inset into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There are some minor signs of sharpening. The etched motto is relatively deeply set. It has a very rare HARTKOPF & CO SOLINGEN maker mark and logo. It has an M.7/40/38 RZM marking. The original leather buffer is present.  Note the robust ricasso.

The scabbard is in good overall condition, with 65-70% of the original shiny black enamel remaining. The leather is supple, with routine wear apparent.

The motto etch on the blade is shown here. This is an overall the view of the back of the knife.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of long use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a nicely enameled HJ diamond deeply set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There is some minor darkness to the blade, and some very minor spotting. The etched motto is relatively deeply set. It has a very rare GRÄWISO SOLINGEN maker mark and patent mark. It has the early GES. GESCHÜTZT patent marking. The original leather buffer is present, but in rough shape, with cracks and split.  Note the very minimal ricasso in comparison to most other HJ knives.  It is virtually non-existent and is covered by the leather buffer.

The scabbard is very worn throughout, with maybe 5% of the original black enamel remaining. There are a number of dents and dings present.  The leather is worn, with some cracking, and general overall wear.

The motto etch on the blade is shown here.  It is very worn, however still mostly readable.  Note the overall spotting, which is about the same condition on both sides.

This knife shows signs of long use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a nicely enameled HJ diamond deeply set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip. This is an overall view of the back.

There is some moderate darkness to the blade, and some very minor spotting. The etched motto is relatively deeply set and quite worn, but still readable. It has a very rare GRÄWISO SOLINGEN maker mark and patent mark. It has the early GES. GESCHÜTZT patent marking. The original leather buffer is present.  Note the very minimal ricasso in comparison to most other HJ knives.  It is virtually non-existent and is covered by the leather buffer.

The scabbard is very worn throughout, with virtually none of the original black enamel remaining. There are a number of dents and dings present.  The leather is worn, with some cracking, and general overall wear.

The motto etch on the blade is shown here.  It is very worn, however still mostly readable.  Note the overall spotting, which is about the same condition on both sides.

This knife shows signs of long use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides. The usual enameled HJ diamond that is set into the grip is ABSENT. We usually have period replacements available, inquire as to availability. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip. This is an overall view of the back.

There is some moderate darkness to the blade, and some minor to moderate spotting. The etched motto is relatively deeply set and quite worn, but still readable. It has a very desirable ED.WÜSTHOF SOLINGEN with DREIZACKWERK (trident) maker mark and patent mark. It has the early GES. GESCH patent marking. The leather buffer appears to be a replacement and it is present.  Note virtually no ricasso in comparison to most other HJ knives and it is completely covered by the leather buffer.

The scabbard is brown anodized. There are not significant dents, dings or scratches present.  The leather is worn, with some cracking, and general overall wear.

The motto etch on the blade is shown here.  It is very worn, however still mostly readable.  Note the overall spotting, which is about the same condition on both sides.

This knife shows signs of routine use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is an enamel HJ diamond flush set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There is some minor scratching on the blade. The blade is maker marked with the RZM logo and M7/33 (F. W. HOLLER, Solingen) marking stamped on the ricasso of the blade. The original leather buffer is present.  There is no motto etch present.

The scabbard is in near very good condition, with 98% of the original black enamel remaining. The leather shows routine wear and minor crazing to the retaining strap apparent. There is a woven HJ scarf knot on the scabbard.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of routine use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is an enamel HJ diamond deeply set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There is some minor spotting on the blade. The blade is maker marked with the RZM logo and M7/38 (SEILHEIMER, Solingen) marking stamped on the ricasso of the blade. The original leather buffer is present.  There is no motto etch present.

The scabbard is in near excellent condition, with 99% of the original black enamel remaining. The leather shows routine wear and no crazing to the retaining strap apparent.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of routine use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is an enamel HJ diamond deeply set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There is some moderate spotting on the blade. The blade is maker marked with the RZM logo and M7/118 (JACOBS & CO, Solingen) marking stamped on the ricasso of the blade. The original leather buffer is present.  There is no motto etch present. There is some darkness from age and long storage.  The dagger has the original factory edge.

The scabbard is in near excellent condition, with 98% of the original black enamel remaining. The leather shows routine wear and no crazing to the retaining strap apparent.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of long use and service. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a slightly enamel damaged HJ diamond deeply set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There is some minor darkness to the blade, and some very minor spotting. The blade is maker marked with the RZM logo and M7/85 (Arthur Evertz, Solingen) marking stamped on the ricasso of the blade. The original leather buffer is present.  There is no motto etch present.

The scabbard is in good to very good condition, with 80% of the original black enamel remaining. The leather is worn, with routine wear and cracking to the retaining strap apparent.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows virtually no signs of use, only some rubbing on the pommel from routine wear. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a slightly loose HJ diamond flush set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There are some minor light scratches on the blade, from being in and and out of the scabbard. The blade is maker marked with HARTKOFF & CO SOLINGEN and the RZM logo and M7/40 marking stamped on the ricasso of the blade. The original leather buffer is present.  There is no motto etch present.

The scabbard is in near mint condition, with 98%+ of the original black enamel remaining. The leather is superlative, with no wear and only slight cracking to the retaining strap apparent.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows few signs of use, only some spotting on the blade from routine carry. The hard rubber grips are intact on both sides and there is a HJ diamond flush set into the grip. This is a view of the front of the grip and the rear of the grip.

There are some minor light scratches on the blade, from being in and and out of the scabbard. The blade is maker marked with EICKHORN SOLINGEN and squirrel logo and the RZM logo and M7/66 marking stamped on the blade. The date "40" is deeply stamped into the ricasso of the blade. The original leather buffer is present.  There is no motto etch present.

The scabbard is in near very good condition, with 90%+ of the original black enamel remaining. The leather is broken at the back and shows signs of wear and cracking to the retaining strap apparent.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

This knife shows signs of moderate use, with some spotting on the blade from routine carry. The hard rubber grips are intact on the back with a crack and a minor chip on the front side next to the HJ diamond recess set into the grip.

There are some scratches on the blade, from being in and and out of the scabbard and light sharpening. The blade is maker marked with EICKHORN SOLINGEN and squirrel logo and the RZM logo and M7/66 marking stamped on the blade. The date "40" is deeply stamped into the ricasso of the blade. The original leather buffer is present.  There is no motto etch present.

The scabbard is in good to near very good condition, with 95%+ of the original black enamel remaining. The leather is worn at the back and shows signs of wear and cracking to the retaining strap apparent.

The blade has some marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

There is no significant edge damage. The knife has been lightly sharpened, but still retains the original contours. The hard rubber grips are in great shape. There is a very nice HJ diamond deeply set into the right grip. The left side is shown here. There is some moderate darkness to the blade. The scabbard is good to very good, with some rubbing on the paint from routine use. The leather has a break and damage apparent.

This knife does NOT have a blade motto etch.

There is the OTHELLO logo mark as shown here. There is some grease on the blade that shows as spots in the images. The other side of the blade is has an Anton Wingen Solingen Germany maker mark.

The blade has some minor marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

There is no significant edge damage. The knife has been lightly sharpened, but still retains the original contours. The hard rubber grips are in great shape. There is a very nice HJ diamond deeply set into the right grip. The left side is shown here. There is some slight staining to the blade. The scabbard is good to very good, with minor to moderate rubbing on the paint from routine use. The leather has some signs of age apparent.

This knife does NOT have a blade motto etch.

The blade has some minor marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places.

There is no significant edge damage, it has signs of routine sharpening retaining the original contours. The hard rubber grips are in fairly good shape. There is a very nice HJ diamond deeply set into the right grip. The left side is shown here. There is some moderate darkness to the blade. The scabbard is fair to good, with machine marks and rubbing on the paint. The leather has no retainer remaining. This is the back side of the knife and scabbard.

This knife does NOT have a blade motto etch.

There is the M7/118 (Jacobs & Co., Solingen-Grafrath) maker and RZM logo mark as shown here.

The blade has some rubbing marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places. The metal has a number of freckles and some minor pitting apparent.

There is no significant edge damage, it has signs of routine sharpening retaining the original contours. The hard rubber grips are in fairly good shape. There is a very nice HJ diamond flush set into the right grip. The left side is shown here. There is some minor darkness to the blade. The scabbard is fair to good, with machine marks and rubbing on the paint. The leather has no retainer remaining.

This knife does NOT have a blade motto etch.

There is the RZM logo mark and M7/36 (E. & F. Hörster, Solingen) maker mark deeply stamped into the ricasso.

The blade has some rubbing marks from being inserted and removed from the scabbard in the usual places. The metal has a number of freckles and some minor pitting apparent.

There is no significant edge damage. The knife has the original factory sharpening contours. The hard rubber grips have some very minor damage near the hand guard, visible in the close-ups of the grips. There is a very nice HJ diamond deeply set into the right grip. The left side is shown here. There is a little darkness to the blade. There is no scabbard present with this knife.

There is no Blut Und Ehre! motto etch visible, it appears never to have been etched on. The other side of the blade is has a very faint RZM M7/51 (Anton Wingen, Jr., Solingen) maker mark and no apparent date.

The blade has some overall uniform darkening from age throughout.  The original leather buffer is intact and present.

BDM 1935 Reichsparteitag Rally BDM Knife

It has a fancy gilt and enamel city coat of arms with crown surmount and NSDAP political eagle emblem. The event location and date REICHSPARTEITAG NÜRNBERG 1935 are rendered in gilt between the eagle emblem and coat of arms.  There is an E. & F. HÖRSTER SOLINGEN name and logo and GES. GESCH. registered maker marks are present on the reverse side of the blade.

The knife measures 8-1/8 inches long with a 4-7/8 inch blade.

These are close-ups of the front and rear of the grip.

The scabbard is all metal, with the strap riveted to the  side.

The condition is near excellent throughout.

BDM 1936 Berlin Olympics EMIL VOOS Knife

It has a fancy gilt and enamel city coat of arms with crown surmount and Berlin Olympic eagle emblem. The legend is "ZUM RUHME DES SPORTS ZUR EHRE DES VATERLANDES" is rendered in gilt between the eagle emblem and coat of arms. There is an EMIL VOOS SOLINGEN name and logo and GES. GESCH. registered maker marks are present on the reverse side of the blade.

The knife measures 8-1/8 inches long with a 4-3/4 inch blade.

These are close-ups of the front and rear of the stag horn grip. There is an inset HJ diamond on the front grip.

The scabbard is all metal, with the strap riveted to the side. The original Olympic marked Emil Voos bag (front and rear) is included with this knife.

The condition is near excellent, with some minor signs of wear, apparent in the images.

HJ Boot Trench Knife

It was carried by a former member of the Hitler Youth during his service in WWII.  There is an eagle "6" proof mark present on the blade.  The front side has a deeply set HJ aluminum eagle and wreath insignia and the reverse side of the grip has deeply carved initials MB.

There is no scabbard..

The condition is very used, generally very good throughout.