TeNo Enlisted Personnel Hewer by Carl Eickhorn

A Technical Emergency Help (TeNo) Enlisted Personnel hewer, measuring 405 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a Bowie-style curvature. The blade has a sharpened tip and lower edge, with a wide and blunted upper edge. Acid-etched onto the obverse ricasso is a partially-obscured issue number of “2756”, while the reverse ricasso bears a detailed TeNo-style German national eagle above a maker’s mark of “ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN”, circumscribing the firm’s classic logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. The blade sits securely within a one-piece hilt constructed of a silver-plated zink alloy, with the seam covered by an intact black leather buffer pad. The hilt features an upper crossguard bearing a raised TeNo-style German national eagle with a quillon. Two pieces of polished white celluloid comprise the handle group, and are secured together with dual magnetic metal rivets. It completes with a hooked pommel, with the obverse presenting with a raised cogwheel. The hewer is accompanied by its period original scabbard, constructed of a black-painted magnetic metal shaft. Riveted to both the tip and throat are magnetic metal fixtures, with the latter bearing an integral loop which emanates from the reverse. The loop retains a period original hanger, consisting of a thick strip of black leather securely stitched together for attachment to a belt. It retains an aluminum stud which connects to a slightly frayed leather strap, securely holding the hewer in place during storage. Stamped onto the scabbard’s throat is a matching issue number of “2756”. Issues consistent with age and use are evident, and include running marks to the blade, oxidation and loss of finish throughout the zink elements, oxidation and loss of paint to the scabbard, and material wear of the leather hanger. The hewer is in an overall very fine condition.