German SA Dagger -
The SA dagger represents one of the most affordable blades to collect. This is due to the fact that the daggers were
produced in the millions since 1933 to the end of the war. During its life span, more than 100 manufacturers were
known to produce the dagger. In addition, not all manufacturer's produced the entire dagger, some simply bought parts
from other factories and followed through the steps of assembly. The assembling company would obtain plain blades and
place their logo on them. All blades are inscribed with the phrase "Alles Fur Deutschland".
In the early days of production there was virtually no quality control except for the standards set by each independent
manufacturer. It was not until 1934 when the RZM establishes some means of control. As a result, differences in the
sizes of the handles, scabbards and blades can be found in the earlier samples. Making it sometimes impossible to
interchange parts between daggers.
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The side of the handguard is stamped with the initials "NR". This is a district code.
The handle is of smooth wood construction. Am early style SA eagle is applied to the
center of the handle. Just above that is a circular insert which is the symbol for
the SA.
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This is an identification guide for German World War Two SA daggers. Multiple photos
and descriptions are provided to facilitate a better understanding of this presentation
item. In addition, a price guide is shown as a means to illustrate the current
worth of the dagger in the collector's market.
The data is brought to you courtesy of MilitaryItems.com ,
The source of military antiques and collectibles in the web.
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The base of the blade is stamped with the manufacturer's logo. It consists of two
ovals, one inside the other. Where the words "ABR SCHNITTERT" are scrolled along
the top and the name of the twon "Solingen Wald" are scrolled along the bottom
section.
The word WASO is placed in the center of the oval structure.
A series of numbers have been inscribed just below the manufacturer's logo. This is not
a part of the Third Reich marking system. This is some sort of inventory number that
was added after the war.
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This edge weapon is currently being
reproduced. It is becoming more difficult to be
able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because the quality of the reproductions is improving. The
collector must become familiarized with the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing
of edge weapons. Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity
of the item.
If you have an interest is seeing other edge weapons of the Third Reich, you can do so by going to our
WWII German Edge Weapons identification guide. Where
we cover blades from the Heer (Army), Navy (Kriegsmarine), Air Force (Luftwaffe) and other organizations.
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