Early RAD EM Hewer. Carl Julius Krebs Solingen, Crown over cursive "K" within double-oval TM. Early nickel-silver hilt fittings show minor surface wear with light wear/age patina, but no lifting or speckling and with approximately 98% of the factory darkening remaining in detail of crossguard. Medium brown stag horn grip plates show light age toning, but no chips or cracks. Polished blade grades EX++ showing light surface wear/runner marks, but no gray spotting or nicks to cutting edge. Deeply etched motto retains 100% of the light gray background frosting and reverse is marked with the RAD diamond and "Ges.Gesch.". Dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 95% of the original black enamel showing minor surface wear and a few surface scrapes, but no major loss of paint. Dent-free, silver-plated scabbard fittings show light surface wear/age patina with minor loss of plating to the reverse upper fitting (where it rubbed against the hanger). Much of the factory darkening remains in the recesses of the scroll-work on the upper fitting and wheat and spade motif on the lower fitting, and all four retaining screws are present. Nice RAD Hewer combination recently obtained in Germany. EX+/EX++ (26189) $1,595.