SA Dagger – No Motto

Product Description: This is an awesome and interesting SA Dagger – No Motto.  What makes this an intriguing dagger is there is no motto, no makers mark, no grip eagle and no SA roundel. We are not sure if this was put together with parts by a soldier in the factory or if it served some other purpose.  Regardless, whatever the intention, what a neat piece.  There is some slight graying, speckling and the typical runner marks. The grip, which may have been intended for a NPEA Dagger,  does have some very fine hairline cracks going longwise on the grip. Although, no chipping or discoloration and is a lovely color. The fittings look to be a textbook early nickel sliver with no SA GAU group mark stamp on the crossguard.  The scabbard is missing some of its anodizing and the base metal is starting to peek through. The nickel silver scabbard fittings are complete with its 4 screws and unfortunately the scabbard tip ball has been “mushroomed” and caved in. Which you do see on these types of daggers from time to time.  This is SA Dagger – No Motto is in excellent condition.

Historical Description: The “Sturmabteilung” (SA), formed in 1921, was the original paramilitary branch of the Nazi party. With the Nazi rise to power in 1933, a dress dagger was introduced for wear with the iconic “brown shirt” uniform. As the SA was a huge organization, with an eventual strength of close to three million men, there was a huge demand for these daggers, and they were produced by 123 different makers, from larger factories to small, cottage-industry workshops. The daggers featured a wood grip with an inset enameled SA emblem and the German national eagle and swastika emblem. The blade was etched with the motto of the SA, “Alles für Deutschland.” The early daggers were crafted with the utmost quality, in both workmanship and materials. Originally, the name and logo of each manufacturer was etched on the reverse of the blade. These early daggers featured hand-fitted nickel silver fittings, and scabbards that had an anodized coating. Prior to around 1935, the daggers were stamped with an SA group letter on the reverse of the crossguard. In 1936, the Reichszeugmeisterie der NSDAP (RZM) organization began to standardize the manufacture of the SA dagger. Commercial type manufacturer markings were to be eliminated, and replaced with the RZM logo as well as an RZM code to indicate the manufacturer. Late production daggers marked with RZM logos usually are made with plated zinc fittings and have aluminum grip eagles. Instead of the early anodizing process, later scabbards were simply painted. During the transitional period around 1936, many daggers were manufactured bearing the RZM logo and maker code in combination with the earlier type maker names and logos. These transitional daggers can be found with early or late features, or a mix of both.

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