German ? hunting dagger for ID

Cerjak · 16th April 2015, 05:06 PM

one more pic

Fernando K · 17th April 2015, 12:16 AM

Hello, Cerjak

In the catalog Carl Eickhorn - Solingen, 1927, there is a very similar hunting knife with antler handle and deer and the shell, leaf 32mm wide (number 174 in the catalog) black leather sheath "montadura polished steel ".

Tomorrow I'll upload a photo, because I have no scanner

Affectionately. Fernando

M ELEY · 17th April 2015, 12:19 AM

Very nice piece! Although not technically a hanger, still classified as a hirshfanger, I would imagine. Judging from the simplicity of the crossguard and style, I'd wager 1750-1800. There were earlier types like this in trousses, likewise similar types into the 19th c, but I feel confortable with the dates I presented...until someone else comes along and proves me wrong!

Cerjak · 17th April 2015, 07:21 AM

Hello Fernando K and M ELEY

Thank you for your comment.
The shell is 45 mm * 35 mm and the blade 32 mm wide.
Best

Cerjak

fernando · 17th April 2015, 01:49 PM

Doesn't it look like a military bayonet blade ?

... Mounted in the German style, with the scallop shell langet ?
Sorry if i am talking nonsense

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CSinTX · 17th April 2015, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fernando

Doesn't it look like a military bayonet blade ?

... Mounted in the German style, with the scallop shell langet ?
Sorry if i am talking nonsense

.

I know nothing of German hunting items but my first thought when I saw this was that the blade looked to be profiled exactly like a bayonet blade. It also looks slightly offset in some of the pictures. If it is, then maybe a bayonet expert will recognize it. Like Fernando says, this could be nonsense though.

Fernando K · 17th April 2015, 03:57 PM

Greetings . Fernando K

Cerjak · 17th April 2015, 10:04 PM

Thank you all for your opinion I will continue to trying to find a picture for a similar example.
Best

Cerjak

broadaxe · 23rd April 2015, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fernando

Doesn't it look like a military bayonet blade ?

... Mounted in the German style, with the scallop shell langet ?
Sorry if i am talking nonsense

.

No nonsence at all: this was quite common during the early 20th century, and they are still being produced today.

Roland_M · 17th April 2015, 02:08 PM

Hello,

a nice hunting dagger (German: Hirschfänger, or deer catcher) from Germany or Austria.

I would say 18th to mid 19th century and a piece of a nobleman or forester.

Here is a similar dagger from Austria:
"http://www.beck-militaria.de/Blankwaffen/Deutschland/Saebel-Degen/Oesterreich-Hirschfaenger-eines-Edlen-oder-hoeheren-Forstbeamten::9916.html"

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17th April 2015, 12:16 AM	#2
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 672	Hello, Cerjak In the catalog Carl Eickhorn - Solingen, 1927, there is a very similar hunting knife with antler handle and deer and the shell, leaf 32mm wide (number 174 in the catalog) black leather sheath "montadura polished steel ". Tomorrow I'll upload a photo, because I have no scanner Affectionately. Fernando

17th April 2015, 12:19 AM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,205	Very nice piece! Although not technically a hanger, still classified as a hirshfanger, I would imagine. Judging from the simplicity of the crossguard and style, I'd wager 1750-1800. There were earlier types like this in trousses, likewise similar types into the 19th c, but I feel confortable with the dates I presented...until someone else comes along and proves me wrong!

17th April 2015, 07:21 AM	#4
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	Hello Fernando K and M ELEY Thank you for your comment. The shell is 45 mm * 35 mm and the blade 32 mm wide. Best Cerjak

17th April 2015, 01:49 PM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Doesn't it look like a military bayonet blade ? ... Mounted in the German style, with the scallop shell langet ? Sorry if i am talking nonsense .

17th April 2015, 10:04 PM	#8
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	Thank you all for your opinion I will continue to trying to find a picture for a similar example. Best Cerjak

17th April 2015, 02:08 PM	#10
Roland_M Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 525	Hello, a nice hunting dagger (German: Hirschfänger, or deer catcher) from Germany or Austria. I would say 18th to mid 19th century and a piece of a nobleman or forester. Here is a similar dagger from Austria: "http://www.beck-militaria.de/Blankwaffen/Deutschland/Saebel-Degen/Oesterreich-Hirschfaenger-eines-Edlen-oder-hoeheren-Forstbeamten::9916.html"