WW2 RAD EM Hewer by E. & F. HORSTER

Here on offer is an original example of an early RAD EM Hewer by E. & F. Horster.

This massive and very heavy Hewer shows signs of being used during its service life.

All the metal hilt fittings seem to have lost their nickel plating and now have a aged greying to their finish.

The genuine stunning stag antler grip plates are in beautiful toned condition with no damage. They fit the metal grip frame like a “glove”.
Both the retaining screws and nuts are in place and one screw is made from brass and the other steel, so possibly a later replacement?

The huge blade measures 9.75” (24.5cm) in length and shows signs of greying to the finish. There are also some surface runner marks and the blade edge shows signs of being sharpened many years ago.

On the obverse is etched the RAD motto, Arbeit adelt”, which translates to “Labor Ennobles”.
On the reverse ricasso, it has a ‘crisp’ etched E. & F. Horster maker’s oval trademark.

The main metal Scabbard shell is straight and looks to have been repainted black at some point.

The main issue with this Hewer is the upper scabbard mount. It has been repaired on both edges with what looks to be a solder infill. I suspect the hanger bar has become detached and resulted in the top mount splitting into its two original sidepieces. It’s not the best repair I have ever seen, but looks to be old and therefore possibly done by the owner during its use in service?

The repair has also resulted in the loss of most of the nickel-plating to the mount, which now has a golden brass colour to the finish.
It does retain the beautiful RAD curls on both sides and a circular pattern border at the lower edge.

The lower mount is in much better condition and retains all of its nickel-plated finish. It has the image of the RAD badge on both sides and the circular pattern border to the upper edges.
There are a few dents to the bottom edges as is common with used examples.

The thick scabbard throat is still held securely in place and all four original mount retaining screws are still in place.

The blade fits snuggly into the scabbard.

So this is not a mint example of a RAD Hewer but still makes an impressive display piece and is priced accordingly.

The Hewer in the scabbard measures a total of 15.5” (39.4cm) long and weighs a heavy 830g.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.

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