RARE GERMAN HUNTING KNIFE WITH DAMASCUS BLADE THAT BELONGED TO HERMAN GOERING.

RARE GERMAN HUNTING KNIFE WITH DAMASCUS BLADE THAT BELONGED TO HERMAN GOERING. Very rare knife with 11-1/2″ thick Damascus blade 1-1/8″ wide x 1/4″ thick & a 4″ clip point flat ground blade, made from beautiful hand hammered Damascus. About 5-1/2″ of spine of blade has beautiful file work. It has a beautiful 800 fine silver oval shaped hand guard, so designated on right side, designed to fit over the top of the now missing sheath. Left side of handguard has a 3/4″ shield with the Herman Goering family crest of a raised arm wearing armor holding a ring or wreath. It has beautiful foliate & floral ferrule & pommel cap with a fluted crown on cap. Handle is tapered round smooth ivory. Handle of this knife is similar to another documented Goering knife sold through Julia’s a number of years ago. It is well known & documented that Herman Goering was from an old & wealthy family and a very active & dedicated conservationist & hunter. He was known to have a very large arsenal of personal hunting arms & established a number of hunting preserves throughout Germany & Eastern Europe. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Silver has been polished a long time ago & is now beginning to oxidize. Blade has a few scattered small spots of surface discoloration. Altogether an extremely beautiful & historic hunting knife. 4-35561 JR408 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1205B	$2,185.00	RARE GERMAN HUNTING KNIFE WITH DAMASCUS BLADE THAT BELONGED TO HERMAN GOERING. Very rare knife with 11-1/2″ thick Damascus blade 1-1/8″ wide x 1/4″ thick & a 4″ clip point flat ground blade, made from beautiful hand hammered Damascus. About 5-1/2″ of spine of blade has beautiful file work. It has a beautiful 800 fine silver oval shaped hand guard, so designated on right side, designed to fit over the top of the now missing sheath. Left side of handguard has a 3/4″ shield with the Herman Goering family crest of a raised arm wearing armor holding a ring or wreath. It has beautiful foliate & floral ferrule & pommel cap with a fluted crown on cap. Handle is tapered round smooth ivory. Handle of this knife is similar to another documented Goering knife sold through Julia’s a number of years ago. It is well known & documented that Herman Goering was from an old & wealthy family and a very active & dedicated conservationist & hunter. He was known to have a very large arsenal of personal hunting arms & established a number of hunting preserves throughout Germany & Eastern Europe. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Silver has been polished a long time ago & is now beginning to oxidize. Blade has a few scattered small spots of surface discoloration. Altogether an extremely beautiful & historic hunting knife. 4-35561 JR408 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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