Beautiful ALCOSO STAMPED HIRSCHFANGER.
3 Acorns on dark stag grip. Cross guard has outstanding stag running on the left side and boar hog running on the right side. Deep relief clamshell with kneeling hunter in position to fire his rifle. Cross guard and clamshell are flashed with scoring marks to show highlights to the castings. Blade is 16 inches long.

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Blade has dedication that I cannot decipher. I would like some help please.
The dedication on the blade reads: “ Haltel die fahne grun-weib in Ehren”
Gestiftet vom I. Bataillonsfuhrer A. Quakernack
im Jahre 1931

Reverse side with stamped Alcoso trade mark. Notice all the fine cut marks on the cross guard castings to give a higlight effect.

3 of the same cross guards on different manufactured Hirschfangers. The center blade is stamped: FERD. ESSER & HAARHAUS. I cannot find a makers mark on the blade on the far right but the blade is DAMASCUS.

A close up of the three cross guards. GOLD, SILVER AND BLACK but their detail is the same on each of them. The same for the clamm shells.

Thank you for looking.

HUBERTUS

Ralph,

Three more rare and wonderful examples to be sure. I really appreciate your taking time to post and share these with us. It’s amazing to see how some crossguard designs withstood the “test of time,” and were carried on over the years. I wonder how often designs like this could be “borrowed,” from one company to another? I wonder if in this instance did Coppel provide the crossguard for the two other examples, especially the early silver one? Beautiful!

The first battalion leader, Herr A. Quakernack urges his comrades to carry the green and white flag with honor. That’s got to be one of the nicest script-engravings I’ve seen in a long while.

Best regards and good hunting at the show!

Bill

Ralph,

Outstanding !!!!!!

Are you attending MAX ??? If so, I look forward to meeting you meeting you...

Regards......................

Hubertus, In a word "Stunning", I'm with Bill, The Silver Eagle head piece is excuisite, that piece would grace any collection in the world, in fact I think they all would. I've seen a few pieces where the inscription is near the tip of the blade, I prefer this than on the rear of the top scabbard mount seems a little more personal to me.

Bill, In What context would the meaning of the Green and White Flag (Saxony ??).

Gary

Gary,

It could very well be Saxon, but they could also be referring to their own special club-colors too..? Without a region or locale, it's
anybody's guess. Man, that's some great engraving there, eh?

Best!

W~

Beautiful pieces. I love that eagle head. I would say the inscribed piece is for a Military Jager unit since a military type unit is mentioned. I don't believe clubs used such a designation. Sometimes items were given at the time military unit flags were dedicated-and the flag bearer( quite an honor) was selected. I think this is that type piece,