$395.00
Condition: Very Good
Maker: Gebrüder-Heller
In stock
Product Description: An early M33 Sturmabteilung (SA) Dagger, produced by the Solingen maker Gebrüder Heller, Schmalkalden. This piece reflects the early production quality of the pre-RZM era, featuring solid nickel fittings, a finely contoured hardwood grip, and a period blade.
The blade exhibits light pitting and surface wear, consistent with age and service use, but remains in good overall condition, with legible maker mark and motto. The lower crossguard bears the “Th” Gau district stamp, indicating issue in the Thüringen region—an important regional designation sought by many collectors.
The wooden grip is in excellent condition, showing only minor handling wear, with a tight fit to the guards and undisturbed SA and national insignia. The pommel nut and upper guard display honest wear and light tool marks, indicative of period maintenance, and remain untouched.
An increasingly difficult-to-find early SA dagger with regional attribution, this example from Gebrüder Heller offers strong collector appeal and represents a fine addition to any Third Reich edged weapon or political collection.
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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