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 SA dagger consists of a dark brown, smooth wooden handle with a metal eagle
on one side. The head of the eagle is facing to the right. Its wings are fully
extended and both claws are clutching a wreath with a swastika in the center.
The SA symbol is placed in a circle just above the eagle. The other side of the
handle is left blank.
The handle has metal fittings. The handguard is marked "Nrh" indicating the
district in which it was issued.
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This is an identification guide for the SA daggers employed during the Third Reich.
Multiple detailed photos and descriptions of the various aspects of the dagger are
shown. A price guide is also given to illustrate the worth of the dagger in the
current collector's market.
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The manufacturer's logo is placed at he base of the blade. It consists of two oval
shapes, one inside the other. The space formed between the ovals has the name of the
manufacturer "Daniel Peres" at the top and "Solingen" at the bottom.
The center shows the figure of a wine barrel on its side with a spiket coming out
of one end. This manufacturer is harder to find.
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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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