Condition: Excellent
Maker: Eickhorn
Pattern: Early
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Product Description: This early SA Dagger is a nice and extremely desirable ground Röhm example. It’s a textbook piece, with all early features. The blade shows some light age, with normal runner marks and some minimal spotting, but retains original crossgraining throughout. The crisply etched motto retains nice original darkening. The reverse of the blade has the early commercial type maker mark of the firm of Carl Eickhorn, in Solingen. The Röhm dedication has been professionally ground off to comply with regulations after the Night of the Long Knives. The handle is beautiful, with nickel silver crossguards. The early type grip eagle and enameled SA roundel are intact, with light patina and no damage. The wooden grip shows no chips or cracks. The T-nut pommel is marred, and shows signs of having been turned. The lower crossguard has a “Wf” stamp for SA-Gruppe Westfalen. This early SA dagger is complete with its correct early scabbard. The scabbard body retains nearly all of the original brown anodized finish, with scattered marks and freckling. The nickel silver scabbard fittings match the handle perfectly. The two lower scabbard screws appear to have been tightened. The suspension ring is intact, and retains a correct, early type roller hanger, made of brown leather with nickel silver fittings and a functional spring clip. This is an attractive, early, ground Röhm dagger, with great visual appeal. The condition is excellent.
Historical Description: The Model 1933 (M33) SS dagger was first serviceable dagger produced for the SS. The design was derived from a 16thcentury Swiss hunting dagger called the “Holbein”. The M33 SS Dagger was worn by all ranks within the SS. Becoming a member of the SS was held in high respect during the Third Reich, and their daggers became a symbolic piece within its ranks. Every year on November 9th, the new SS men would pledge their full allegiance to the Führer (Adolf Hitler) in front of the Feldherrnhalle monument in Munich and receive their dagger as a symbol of that oath. The inscription on the blade “Mein Ehre Heißt Treue”, which translates to “My Honor is Loyalty”, was the motto of the SS.
Manufacturing for these daggers began late in 1933 and continued until 1942 when production of all daggers ceased to conserve materials and labor for the war effort. Today, collectors categorize these daggers into three main categories; Early, Transitional, and Late period. SS daggers produced from 1933 to early 1935 are early and have anodized scabbards, nickel fittings, and are generally of a higher workmanship. Transitional period daggers were produced from 1935 to 1938, are usually found with painted scabbards, plated fittings and RZM codes with their makers logo on the blade. Late period daggers were produced from 1938 to 1942. They are similar to the transitional period daggers in that they use plated fittings and painted scabbards, but will only be found with the RZM logo and code on the blade.
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