WW2 German Red Cross Hewer with Black Leather Frog – Brought Back by British Solider Albert Smith
Here on offer is an excellent original “untouched and fresh to market” example of a Red Cross Hewer with its original black leather frog.
This Hewer is part of a small collection of items that I have recently acquired from a family member of a WW2 British solider named Albert Smith.
Albert Smith served with the 7th Cameroonian Rifles who where part of the 52nd (Lowland) Division. They landed in Ostend in October 1944 and battled on through to the assault on Bremen in April 1945.
He brought back some war trophies, which included this Red Cross Hewer, a Luftwaffe Dagger and a German Army Belt and Buckle.
Apparently they have been in a suitcase under the stairs since the end of WW2.
I have also listed these items.
This massive and very heavy Hewer is in untouched condition and has the lovely thick quality nickel-plated mounts and fittings that have developed a patina finish to the plating over the last 80+ years.
The hilt is in truly excellent condition with nearly all the silvering remaining to the crossguard, Red Cross Emblem/Eagle and top Pommel. There is only the slightest loss of plating to the edges of the Pommel.
The black Bakelite hilt plates are in excellent condition and fit the metal grip frame like a “glove”.
Both the retaining screws and nuts are in place and have never been undone.
The huge Blade is just a beauty and measures 10.5” (26.7cm) in length and is in excellent condition with a mirror finish to the blade. There are some small areas of greying that I believe would clean off if required.
The saw back top edge is lethal to touch, with the teeth as sharp as the day it was made.
As with all these blades, there are no maker’s marks but as there are no lower section scabbard screws, it was probably made by P D Luneschloss.
On the reverse ricasso, under the rear oval of the crossguard, it is stamped "GES. GESCHUTZT".
I believe this translates to “Legally Protected”.
The blade fits very snuggly into the scabbard and still retains its large leather scabbard throat washer.
The metal Scabbard shell is straight and retains the majority of its original black paint, with some overall light scuff marks and paint loss.
The upper mount is in excellent condition and retains its two original screws.
The lower mount is also in excellent undented condition and just shows some slight plating loss and light surface rust that would clean off.
Interestingly it does have some original scabbard black paint showing, mainly on the ridge and back? Maybe with these fixed lower mounts (no screws) they may have accidentally been painted black along with the scabbard?
The black leather frog looks to have always been on this dagger and is in near mint condition, no cracks or damage with all the rivets and stitching in place. There is no maker’s mark that I can see on it, but it does have a large letter “D” and the numbers 57 and 51 stamped on the reverse.
This is an excellent genuine example of an untouched “Vet Bring Back”, Red Cross Hewer that would make a great addition to any German edged weapons collection.
The Hewer in the scabbard measures a total of 16.2” (41.2cm) long and weighs a heavy 890g.
As this is a large and heavy item, UK postage will be £12 via Parcel Force but please contact me via email for the best international postage charge for your specific country.
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