WWII German Officers knife

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harleysnake

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I have a WWII German officers personnel dagger, that was taken from a soldier that my uncle killed in the invasion of Normandy. I have tried to research the name engraved on it and am getting nowhere. The engraving is
G G Leykauf
Nuenburg
I am sure the family would be thrilled to have this momento back. I don't know if the name, was the name of the officer, or the name of the knife maker. But I would assume it's the name of the man that owned the knife. It is so hard to find WWII records from Germany and I could use any advice you could give me!!
 
Yes: After doing more research, I have found that the GG Leykauf was a manufaturing company in Nurenburg. They produced knifes,bronze castings, pewter plates,etc. So apperently the name shows up on a lot off thing and it's not as valuable as I thought.
 
harleysnake said:
Yes: After doing more research, I have found that the GG Leykauf was a manufaturing company in Nurenburg. They produced knifes,bronze castings, pewter plates,etc. So apperently the name shows up on a lot off thing and it's not as valuable as I thought.
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"...that was taken from a soldier that my uncle killed in the invasion of Normandy" <--That is the value right there.
 
i know WW2 nazi daggers have sure gone up in value the last 10 yrs, my dad brought back an SA dagger from italy in WW2 and i saw similar stuff for sale for yrs for $100 or maybe $150, the last one i saw which was similar was selling for $900 IIRC, www.therupturedduck.com has a pretty good selection of pics and descriptions FWIW, and i agree the greatest value of the things is that my father brought them back & i'll eventually give it to my son, but its always nice to know what somethings worth, for me anyway.
 
If you are looking to sell the knife, you have two groups of collectors that would be interested. You have knife collectors and collectors of German militaria. The better the provenance, the more the knife could be worth. The condition will make a huge difference as well, as will the rarity.
 
It's really much the same as a foreigner offering to return a Buck 110 picked from a battlefield in Viet Nam.

It's not an issue knife, it was a private purchase. Without a signed statement detailing the exact situation verified by historical facts, the acquisition will remain suspect. Sorry about that, but there seem to be many more stories about desperate battlefield struggles that provide souvenirs than the beers it took to make them up. Much of what is related as gospel comes from those who had more time to look for goods than were ducking from enemy fire. In numbers, one hundred bad apples have spoiled the barrel.

I'm glad your uncle served, his story may very well be accurate. With details and a serious background check, good stories always prove out.
 
Understand where yer coming from--I'm retired Army 59--79. That wasn't the only thing he brought back, medals from the man also. But now I know it was a production knife and no idea who the man was. So now it's just a momento in a family that served our country!
 
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