WKC Heer (Army) Dagger with Yellow Grip
This nice WKC Heer dagger (knight’s helmet) is a typical example, sporting a nice yellow grip and a matte gray finish. The crossguard eagle has retained 100% of its original detail, with a little dirt settling into the grooves and inset areas. The original scabbard buffer pad is still present in a nice red/orange color. They yellow grip has no cracks, chips or flaws of any kind, except the dirt that has settles in the grooves of it as well…
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This nice WKC Heer dagger (knight’s helmet) is a typical example, sporting a nice yellow grip and a matte gray finish. The crossguard eagle has retained 100% of its original detail, with a little dirt settling into the grooves and inset areas. The original scabbard buffer pad is still present in a nice red/orange color. They yellow grip has no cracks, chips or flaws of any kind, except the dirt that has settles in the grooves of it as well.
The blade on this on is mint, with the only flaws being the standard scabbard marks you see on any dagger blade. The WKC makers mark couldn’t be more crisp.
The scabbard is dent-free and still has some of the original finish along the edges and in random areas. I believe the metal used on this dagger is zinc, which is notorious for eating the plating over time. Most zinc based badges and insignia from Third Reich period have all lost their original plating.
Gary –
In cleaning out my father’s belongings, I have found a dagger fitting the above description. He was a WWII veteran serving in Germany in 1944-45. The dagger was wrapped in cloth and stored in my mother’s cedar chest. The dagger is in excellent condition and even has the gray rope tassels attached to the rings and a red ribbon with a thin blue and white strip also tied to each ring. Both the tassels and ribbons are in excellent condition. No discoloring or wear. I am really interested in the history of the dagger, since he did not tell me as a child or adult any of his war stories.
I also have two large pieces of a German parachute; numerous pictures of war destruction, both to buildings and weapons; metals received by my father; two pieces of a Nazi flag, (with the swastika in tack on both pieces) one piece is hand signed by his fellow comrades.
I would appreciate any communication.
Thanks
Gary