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Germany, RAD. A Reich Labour Service (RAD) Hewer by Carl Eickhorn

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Germany, RAD. A Reich Labour Service (RAD) Hewer by Carl Eickhorn

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Germany, RAD. A Reich Labour Service (RAD) Hewer by Carl Eickhorn

(Reichsarbeitsdienst Hauer). A very well-preserved Reich Labour Service (RAD) hewer, measuring 410 mm in total length with the scabbard on. The hewer features a curved nickel-plated magnetic metall blade, measuring 250 mm in length. The obverse of the blade features an etched inscription of “Arbeit Adelt” (“Labour Enobles”) in Fraktur script. The reverse features a maker’s mark near the ricasso reading “Carl Eickhorn, Solingen”, circumscribing the firm’s logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. It is also marked with a triangular logo inscribed “RADJ”. The dagger is set securely into a crossguard with a hook quillon, constructed of nickel-silver, transitioning into a handle with a grip constructed of textured bakelite. Two visible magnetic metal rivets hold the grips firmly in place. The hewer is completed by a hooked pommel which facilitates a grip. The hewer is accompanied by its period original scabbard, constructed of blackened and nickel-plated magnetic metal. The throat is constructed of intricately-stylized metal bearing a loop for attachment to a belt, and is held together by two visible rivets. It retains a functional spring catch securely holding the hewer in place during storage. The mid-section of the scabbard is painted black, with a gloss finish. The tip consisted of a nickel-silver plated applique bearing a RAD logo on both the obverse and reverse. The scabbard measures 280 mm in total length. Running marks are evident to the blade, along with some tarnishing of the nickel-silver features, and there is a chip to the bakelite on the obverse of the handle. The dagger is in an otherwise better than very fine condition.