Chained NSKK Dagger

Product Description: This Chained NSKK Dagger is an incredibly well-preserved example of a scarce and very desirable dagger type. The blade is virtually perfect, with only extremely light runner marks and excellent crossgraining. The crisply etched motto retains all of the original darkening, and the blade has beautiful shine. The reverse of this transitional style blade is marked with the commercial type “squirrel” logo of the firm of Eickhorn in Solingen, a maker associated with top quality pieces. It’s also marked with the round RZM logo, the Eickhorn code “M7/66,” and the date 1938. These markings are all nicely etched. The handle is also gorgeous, with no chips or cracks to the wood grip. The crossguards are plated, with bright original luster. The grip eagle retains full original detail, and the SA roundel is intact, with no enamel damage. The handle overall shows only very slight traces of age and handling wear. This Chained NSKK Dagger is complete with its original scabbard. Nearly all of the glossy black paint is present on the scabbard body, and the metal fittings have bright shine and full original plating, matching the handle. The scabbard is straight, with no dents. The distinctive, rare and desirable NSKK type suspension chain is clean and pristine. It’s complete with all of the links, and the spring clip is functional. All of the original finish and detail are intact. The reverse has the correct NSKK marking. This outstanding piece rates as near mint. It would likely be impossible to upgrade.

Historical Description: The NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps) was a motorized paramilitary organization under the auspices of the Nazi Party during the Third Reich. The members of this organization trained in the operation and maintenance of automobiles and motorcycles. It was a relatively small organization, with about 5,000 vehicles at its disposal in 1931. NSKK members had a rank structure based on that of the SA and wore similar uniforms and insignia. In 1933, NSKK members were authorized to wear the newly introduced SA dagger. Later, in 1936, a change was made to differentiate the NSKK dagger from the SA version. The NSKK dagger was to have a black finish on the scabbard, as opposed to the brown scabbard used by the SA. There was also a chained version, with a special suspension on the scabbard, that was worn by officers and by those who had joined the NSKK prior to early 1933. Because NSKK daggers were not made before 1936, and because the NSKK was a much smaller organization than the SA, the NSKK daggers were made in smaller numbers than SA daggers; they are correspondingly rarer to encounter today.

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