Condition: Excellent
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Product Description: These SA Dagger Candlesticks are attractive display objects. Most likely, these pieces were made from leftover, unused parts, right after the war, to sell to US Soldiers for souvenirs. The grips, crossguards, and grip fittings are all original wartime production. They have been fitted with bases and sockets to hold narrow candles. The crossguards on these are the plated, late type, which one would expect to see on these. There is some lifting to the plating, with oxidation to the exposed bare metal surfaces. The grips are in great shape, with no chips or cracks. The enameled SA buttons and grip eagles are not inserted all the way, which makes them stick out slightly from the grip. These parts were mostly installed right at the end of manufacturing process, rather than before inserting the blade. Overall, these SA Dagger Candlesticks are in excellent condition. It’s easy to see why souvenir-seeking GIs were attracted to objects like this.
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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