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DLVNSFK-001-26571
- DLV GLIDER PILOT - E & F HELBIG
This is an
early example of highest quality construction. The fittings are
a solid nickel having silvered finish. The piece does not appear
to have been cleaned since the war and reflects very dark patination
throughout. There are lots of frosting signs which show bright
against the dark patination. The pommel is the three-staged variety
and each section is still nice and crisp. There is frosting in
the inner areas. The cross guard has the same look with frosting
clinging around the protected areas of the center block and wing
segments. This cross guard has two quillon wings which slope downward.
They are in three stages and there is a letter k stamped
into the end of one quillon. The wings are crisp throughout. The
center block contains round medallion inserts which have black
enamel swastikas. The obverse swastika has perfect enamel while
the reverse swastika has a minor hit in the enamel at the top
leg. There are two ferrules on these pieces, one at the top and
one at the bottom of the grip. They perfectly match the other
fittings of this hilt. The grip is a leather covered wood base.
It is more bulbous in the center and slims at both ends. This
leather covering has good graining throughout and is in perfect
condition. It shows only the most nominal of wear at the reverse
surface. The scabbard shell is straight throughout. This shell
is covered with matching blue-black leather. This original leather
still has all of its graining and there is not one cut or bruise
on it. This is very unusual to see. The scabbard mounts exactly
match the patination of the hilt fittings. These mounts are in
good condition, although there is a little tap to the right side
of the lower ball. It is not bad, though. These scabbard mounts
are both decorated with twin lines near the edge where they meet
the leather. They are retained by flathead style screws which
are all there and are unbuggered. At the ring, there is also an
original hanger. This hanger has a fine, brown leather construction.
The leather is retained by two ovaled discs which are riveted
together. The matching nickel snap clip is unmarked. This is a
good condition hanger. The scabbard throat of this piece is marked
with the DLV insignia. It consists of a winged swastika. The blade
is the standard double-edge type. It is a beauty, still being
bright and having nearly all of the original cross graining still
in its surfaces. This blade has a needlelike tip and is in near
full mint condition. It is rare to see a blade this nice on one
of these knives. The reverse ricasso is etched with a double ellipse.
The ellipses trap the firms name and its location, E
& F Helbig Steinbach Kr. M.. Inside is the word Saefler.
(Someday, somebody will tell me what this inside word means, as
I have asked many times but still no results!) The blade has been
protected by a fine, in-place, blue-pebbled washer. This is a
very fine DLV. It is hard to find them in untouched condition
like this, and other than just the one little hit in the enamel,
this piece is near perfect.
Near Mint. $1,995.00
DLVNSFK-002-26351C
- NSFK GLIDER PILOT - CARL JULIUS KREBS
The Carl Julius
Krebs mark on a Glider Pilot knife is not seen too often. I have
had a couple of these in the past. They have some differences
from the normally seen pieces. Most of the standard DLV/NSFK pieces
we see were produced by the same maker, assumedly the one who
represents the k stamping on the cross guard ends.
Because of this, these pieces are almost identical, the only differences
being the maker marks on the blades. That is not the case, however,
with the Carl Julius Krebs examples. These pieces are of lighter
weight and there is no k stamping on the cross guard.
Additionally, the screws are different and the medallion swastika
inserts have a different look. This is the fun of collecting,
to find things that are always not the same - at least it is for
those who like to think a little. At any rate, the silvering throughout
this piece is excellent, showing only the most nominal of age.
It does not look to have been cleaned since the war. The pommel
is the normally seen triple segment type. It is in good condition,
showing no hits. The cross guard has the downward sweeping quillon
arms. These quillons do not sweep as far downward as the k
marked examples. It is interesting to note this subtle difference!
They do, however, have good, crisp, three-stage segments. The
center block on both sides is nicely squared off. The medallion
insert, though, has a different color tone to the round background.
It is almost a gold-yellow toning. The inside swastika, though,
is the mobile type and is the same, having perfect enameled surfaces.
There are two ferrules on this piece but, interesting, the lower
ferrule appears slightly smaller than the upper ferrule. This,
again, is different from the norm. The grip of this example is
the standard wood base covered by a blue Moroccan leather. The
leather is in totally perfect condition and has all of its grained
surfaces. The scabbard leather exactly matches the grip and also
is in perfect condition. Beautiful original leather here! The
scabbard mounts are the type that have dual line decoration where
they meet the leather. They look similar to the normal types,
however, they are retained by headless, flush mount screws instead
of the normal flathead screws we usually see. The ring has its
original leather hanger. This hanger has good brown leather, having
line decoration on all of the edges. The leather is retained by
dual oval discs and they have two rivet retainage. The snap clip
is a silvered nickel type, being marked on the reverse with a
capital A and DRGM. There is also a Carl
Julius Krebs issue tag attached to this piece. Whether this is
original or not to the piece is hard to say, but it certainly
does not hurt its appearance. This tag is a silvered metal surface
paper having the firms name and location Carl Julius
Krebs Solingen around the edges of the perimeter of the
oval shape. Inside is the crown with a k beneath it.
Under this is the start up date of 1866. Both sides
of the string tag are the same. The throat of this piece is unmarked.
Again, this is something that we do not normally see with the
standard types. I believe, though, that this is an okay situation,
as this was a later made piece and we know that some of the Helbig
aluminum pieces did not have marked throats either. The blade
of this example is a real pleasure to gaze upon. It is in totally
mint condition and has full 100% cross graining. A beautiful blade
here with needle tip. The reverse ricasso is etched with the single
oval mark that we see used by this firm on Army daggers. The oval
contains the firms name and location around the inside perimeter
Carl Julius Krebs Solingen. In the center is a crown
over the letter k. This blade is protected by an in-place,
blue leather washer. A fine, interesting example here for those
of us out there that like something a little different. An absolute
original dagger here and in choice collectible condition.
Near Mint. $1,995.00
DLVNSFK-003-26617
- Early DLV/Glider Pilot by Carl Eickhorn
This DLV/Glider
Pilot example has good early silvered fittings. It features the
3-stage pommel, which is in excellent condition. The crossguard
has the downswept wings, with the usual K stamped
into one quillon end. The center box has fine enameled swastikas
on both sides. These fittings reflect an old patination. The fittings
look to have been cursory cleaned not too long ago. The grip is
the standard wood type, with bulbous center tapering at the ends.
It reflects the original leather covering, which is starting to
flake at the area where the seam is, but otherwise, is in excellent
condition. The scabbard shell is straight throughout. We recovered
this leather, as the covering was missing. It looks the same as
the grip leather, and would be difficult to tell that the recovery
was done, as the leather matches perfectly. The scabbard fittings
also match nicely, being the silvered type. The screws are present
in the upper and the bottom example. The throat of this example
is stamped with the DLV insignia. It consists of a winged propellor
having a swastika in the center. There is no hanger on the ring
of this piece. It has gone to time. The blade of this example
is a fine early one. This blade is still bright throughout, having
only minor age in the surfaces. It also still has most of the
original cross graining and rates in near mint condition with
still needlelike tip. The reverse ricasso is etched with the early
trademark, consisting of the small double ovals. These ovals trap
the firms name and location Carl Eickhorn Solingen.
Inside is a seated squirrel having a serrated tail. The washer
of this example has also gone to time. Not a bad dagger here,
though, and it is an early Eickhorn! This dagger is fairly priced.
Excellent Plus. $1,195.00(#031808)
DLVNSFK-004-26662
- NSFK ALUMINUM GLIDER PILOT - F & A HELBIG
This example
is the later style NSFK Glider Pilot produced exclusively by Helbig
with the crackle finish. The fittings throughout are a fine satin
aluminum. The pommel is the typical three-staged affair. It shows
some minor usage, but still is basically crisp. The cross guard
has outstanding center block black swastikas on both sides with
no damage. The center block is still crisp. Outward from the block
are the two descending quillon arm wings. They are three-staged
and are still crisp. The grip is composed of an aluminum mass,
having wider bulbous center tapering on both ends. The finish
is the crackle type and it is painted a fine original blue color.
The blue paint is still all there. The scabbard shell matches
the finish and paint of the grip. This paint is still all there,
only showing the most modest of thinning. The shell is fit with
two satin finished aluminum scabbard mounts. These mounts show
only normal usage but are still in fine condition. They are twin-line
decorated where they meet the scabbard shell. These mounts are
retained by flush mount headless screws, one in each of the sides.
There is no hanger on this example. The blade is a fine one. It
is nice and bright and has almost all of the original cross graining
intact. The tip has just the slightest of a ripple, but it is
nothing. This blade easily grades in near mint condition. The
reverse ricasso is etched with a double ellipse. The ellipse encloses
the firms name and location, F & A Helbig Steinbach
kr m. Inside is the word saeffler. This fine
blade has been protected by an in-place leather pebbled matching
blue washer. A good aluminum Glider Pilot here! Excellent Plus
Plus. $1,195.00