Early Ground Röhm SA Dagger – Eickhorn

Product Description: Early Ground Röhm SA Dagger – Eickhorn, is a highly desirable and historically significant example for the advanced WWII German edged-weapons collector. The dagger presents with exceptional, untouched age patina throughout, the overall appearance enhanced by deep toning within the recesses and areas of verdigris between the grip and fittings, indicative of long-term originality and careful preservation. The tang nut appears never to have been turned, further supporting the piece’s unaltered character.

The wood grip remains free of major chips or cracks, displaying only scattered pressure marks from honest handling and age. Nickel crossguards and fittings exhibit an attractive, even patina throughout with a notably tight fit to all components. The lower crossguard is Gau marked “Wf” for Westfalen, with the reverse ricasso side stamped “9.” The SA roundel shows pronounced wear to the silver finish and brown anodization, now revealing the underlying base metal, consistent with period use and age.

The blade of this Early Ground Röhm SA Dagger – Eickhorn bears the desirable small double-oval Eickhorn maker’s mark. The Röhm dedication has been professionally factory ground, as encountered on period examples. The blade surface displays heavy graying and scattered spotting throughout, while both cutting edges show minor flea bites, likely from repeated insertion and withdrawal from the scabbard over decades. The “Alles für Deutschland” motto retains crisp factory etching with most original darkening intact, complemented by visible cross-graining throughout the blade. The tip remains sharp and well-defined.

The scabbard retains the majority of its original brown anodized finish and presents with a matching, even patina consistent with the hilt. All four screws remain present, one exhibiting minor tool marks. A small dent is noted to the reverse, while the ball tip remains well preserved overall with only a slight flattening at the extreme end.

Overall, an increasingly sought-after Early Ground Röhm SA Dagger – Eickhorn, offered in very good condition and possessing the untouched character, honest wear, and strong eye appeal prized by serious WWII collectors.

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 Reichszeugmeisterei 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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