1941 SA Dagger M7/66 Eickhorn

Product Description: This 1941 SA Dagger M7/66 Eickhorn has all the indications of being a totally untouched original piece. The blade shows some age, with speckling throughout, and typical runner marks. The blade etching remains nice and crisp, and retains original darkening. On the reverse, the blade ricasso is neatly etched with the round RZM log, the maker code M7/66 (indicating manufacture by the prestigious firm of Carl Eickhorn in Solingen), and the year 1941. The grip has the plated fittings that are standard for this era, with some minor freckling to the painted finish. The wood grip is nearly perfect, showing only very slight wear. The grip eagle is clean, with great detail, and the enamel SA button is complete and undamaged. The scabbard on this 1941 SA Dagger M7/66 Eickhorn is really nice and also near perfect, with nearly all of the brown enamel painted finish still intact. The scabbard fittings show only slight age, and retain lots of original luster to the thick, bright plating. All four of the original scabbard screws are intact, with no indication they were ever turned. This is complete with an original and near mint hanger. The hanger is well marked, with RZM M5/71 stamped on the leather, and RZM M5/71 OLC stamped on the metal clip. The metal parts of the hanger retain all of the original finish. This is a great representative example of an SS RZM dagger.

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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