RC-53 Social Welfare Leader 
Beauty blade is a polished example with 100% of crossgrain. It is unmarked, as it should be. Blade retains its needle-like tip. There is a light bit of age peppering toward the tip. I have gone to great extents to show you the worse possible view. Rates Exc++.  The brown-leather blade buffer is in place. The hilt retains 99% of it's plating with four or five bubbles to the top of the pommel. the finish may appear a bit dull and that's only cause is hasn't been cleaned in 30 years. If you want to polish it up the hilt will brighten back up. The roundel backgrounds are all pebbled setting off the eagle. The grip is a lemon color with no chips or cracks. The scabbard plating again is excellent I would say 99.%+. There are no dents or hits or anything! It is straight and true. The suspension rings have the round holes that signify this was for Social Welfare use. The throat is fairly thick and is retained by 2 unturned screws. The pomel nut has been turned at some point but it's not messed up like so many I see. Exc++
$1750 Layaway(mm)

 
RC-57 Red Cross Leader 
Nice blade is a polished example with 100% of crossgrain. It is unmarked, as it should be. There is a light bit of light age peppering that I have tried hard to show you. As most of you know I need only turn this blade a fraction of a degree and it all disappears. Rates Exc++.  The brown-leather blade buffer is in place. The hilt retains 95% of it's plating with some microscopic bubbles on the crossguard and some loss to the pommle the worse being to the very top. The obverse roundel background is all pebbled setting off the eagle. The grip is a pleasing orange trylon no chips or cracks. The scabbard plating again is excellent I would say 100%. There are no dents or hits or anything! It is straight and true. The suspension rings have the rectangular holes that signify this was for Red Cross use. The throat is fairly thick and is retained by 2 unturned screws. The grip is just a wee bit loose as we often see on these. Now the pomel nut has never been turned so I'm not going to be the first guy to do it. I'll let you tighten the grtp up if you so wish. Conservatively Exc+/Exc++
$1840 HOLD(br)

 
RC-54 Red Cross Leader 
Beauty blade is a polished example with 100% of crossgrain. It is unmarked, as it should be. Blade retains its needle-like tip. There are a couple wee marks to the reverse that I have tried to give the very worse views of.  Rates easily Exc++.  The brown-leather blade buffer is in place. The hilt retains 100% of it's plating with no loss, very tough to find on these leader pieces. There is some patina to the backgrounds that sets off the eagle. The grip is a pumpkin color with no chips or cracks. The scabbard plating again is excellent I would say 99.%+. Again there are a couple dots to the reverse that I have tried hard to give you clear shots of. There are no dents or hits or anything! It is straight and true. The throat is fairly thick and is retained by 2 unturned screws. The pomel nut has been turned at some point but it's not messed up like so many I see. Textbook example with a portepee that shows fraying to the stem. Exc++
$1695 Layaway(rs)

 
RC-50 Red Cross Leader 
Absolutely killer blade with 100% of crossgrain intact. It is unmarked, as it should be. Blade retains its needle-like tip. There is a bit of plating loss on the obverse ricasso where this would have rubbed from pulling the blade out of the scabbard. Rates easily NM.  The brown-leather blade buffer is in place. The hilt retains 100% of it's plating with no loss, very tough to find on these leader pieces. There is some patina to the pebbled background that sets off the eagle. The grip is a pumpkin color with 2 chips. The chips are completely covered by the portepee. Now my first instinct was that the portepee was added later to cover the chips however the grip is lighter under the portepee so I believe this has always been on there. The scabbard plating again is perfect. There are no dents or hits or anything! It is straight and true. The throat is fairly thick and is retained by 2 unturned screws. The pomel nut has been turned at some point. Textbook example with a nice portepee Exc++
$1495 Layaway(dm)

 
RC-42 Personalized Red Cross EM 
Interesting piece. This is the first Red Cross Hewer that I've seen personalized. The blade of this hewer is bright and shiny with all the crossgrain intact. The leather washer is in place. I rate the blade Mint-. The hilt fittings of this example are fully plated rating 99%+ with no plating loss, oh see those black dots on the top of the pommel I just scraped them off they were dirt! The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird’s chest and the cross in its talons. The reverse medallion is Jeweler inscribed, "D.R.K. B.(m) L2" most likely a unit designation. It retains the factory matte finish. The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in fine shape being crack and chip-free. All screws are intact and unturned. The scabbard shell is straight throughout with original black paint being 99% intact. The paint shows a bit of crazing and minor scratches. The fittings match the look of the hilt, the lower being retained by 2 screws. This type normally is associated with Klaas. Included is a beauty frog that is marked "2" to the reverse. A unique rig in wonderful condition. Rates Exc++
$1395

 
RC-47 Red Cross EM with Unit Marks
The blade of this hewer is bright and shiny with all the crossgrain intact. The leather washer is in place. I rate the blade Mint-. The hilt fittings of this example are near fully plated rating 98%+ with a couple dots of plating loss. The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird’s chest and the cross in its talons. The background behind the eagle has a detailed pebbled finish. The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in fine shape being crack and chip-free. All screws are intact. The scabbard shell is straight throughout with a repainted finish being 100% intact. The fittings match the look of the hilt, the lower being a slip fit. This type normally is associated with R D. Lüneschloss. Lastly the reverse langet and the scabbard throat are both period stamped H.7. I believe this would be the unit the wearer was associated with. Rates Exc+/Exc++
$895

 
RC-56 Uncleaned Red Cross EM
Vet purchased and exactly as I received it. The blade of this hewer is bright and shiny with all the crossgrain intact. There are a few age dots and some witness marks where the runners have rested. The leather washer is in place. I rate the blade Exc++. The hilt fittings of this example are near fully plated rating 100%. If you choose to clean this I expect you would be well pleased but I like it as it is. The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird’s chest and the cross in its talons. The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in fine shape being crack and chip-free. All screws are intact. The scabbard shell suffers dents toward the lower fitting. The fittings match the look of the hilt, the lower being a slip fit and suffering a dent and some minor plating loss. This type normally is associated with R D. Lüneschloss. Rates Exc+/Exc++
$835

 
RC-58 Red Cross EM 
Beauty blade here. If someone ever wanted to truly know what German precision Crossgrain it they need look no further. These hewers were the epitomy of the craft of finishing blades. The blade of this hewer is bright and shiny with all the crossgrain intact. There are a few small scratches but nothing to worry about it's real clean. The leather washer is in place. I rate the blade Exc++. The hilt fittings of this example are fully plated rating 99% with just the usual microscopice bubbling we some time see. The medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird’s chest and the cross in its talons.The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in fine shape being crack and chip-free. All screws are intact and unturned. The scabbard shell is straight throughout with original black paint being 98% intact. The paint shows a bit of crazing and minor scratches. The fittings match the look of the hilt, the lower being retained a slip fit. This type normally is associated with  R D. Lüneschloss. Included is a beauty frog that is marked "39" to the reverse. A good complete example. Rates Exc++
$1195

 
RC-59 Salty Red Cross EM
Vet purchased a few weeks ago I had to spend some time cleaning the blade just to show you what you were getting. The blade of this hewer must have been put away wet cause the runners have left black pitted stains where they rested. Now I say I cleaned this but only enough so that you can see what you have. I have not sat down and tried to polish out the black. The blade retains good crossgrain. The leather washer is in place. I rate the blade VG/Exc. The hilt fittings of this example are near fully plated rating 97%+. If you choose to clean this I expect you would be well pleased but I like it as it is. The peddled obverse medallion has fine vaulting to the swastika on the bird’s chest and the cross in its talons. The obverse crisp checkered grip plate and the reverse smooth plate are in fine shape being crack and chip-free. All screws are intact and unturned. The scabbard shell is dent free but does show some chipping and crazing. The fittings match the look of the hilt, the lower having some plating loss and oxidizing. It is secured with 2 screws. This type normally is associated with Klaas. A bargain at ½ of what you would expect to pay! Rates Exc
$578 HOLD(sk)

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