Near Mint WW2 German SA Dagger by the Scarce Maker CARL HEIDELBERG of Solingen, with Original Hanger by Assmann
Here on offer is a near mint, early WW2 German SA dagger by the scare maker, CARL HEIDELBERG, Solingen, Germany, with its original long hanger.
This is one of the best SA daggers I have ever owned and looks to have never been taken apart.
These daggers are considered scarce examples due to the company's limited production, with estimates suggesting only 4,000 pieces were produced.
The crossguards and tang nut are of the solid nickel-silver type, with crisp edges and deep accent groves.
The reverse of the lower crossguard is stamped with the Gruppe Mark, “Wf” for the Westfalen region. These symbols where used to designate the appropriate SA Group regional command, division command, or defence centre to which the original owner belonged.
The beautiful dark wooden grip is in mint condition, and fits perfectly into the nickel guards.
The SA runes disc is in mint condition with no damage to the original enamel.
The nickel grip eagle is a fine ‘crisp’ early solid nickel-silver version and has been inlaid perfectly into the grip.
The scabbard shell is in excellent condition, completely straight and has the early brown smooth anodised finish. The is just a very shallow dent on the front edge which is hard to photograph. There is also some very minor “spidering” to the finish near the lower mount fitting.
The scabbard mounts are the bright nickel-silver type and are in near mint condition. The top mount has the hanger loop and ring in place.
Attached to the ring is its original early-production long leather hanger and slider with nickel buckle and spring clip, that is also in near mint condition.
On the back of the spring clip, it is stamped with “A” and DRGM. The "A" refers to the manufacturer F.W. Assmann & Söhne of Lüdenscheid, a well-known maker of German military clothing accessories and insignia. "DRGM" stands for Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster (German Reich Registered Design/Patent), which indicates it was a registered design before 1945.
The lower scabbard mount is also perfect with no dents to the ball end.
All four round headed scabbard screws are in place.
The blade is in excellent condition, with just the usual runner marks and very slight greying in a couple of areas. It is etched “Alles Fur Deutschland’ motto on the front.
On the reverse there is the clear logo of Carl Heidelberg that is characterised by a two-bottle (dual bottle) trademark, with "C.H." below, within a double-oval.
These early nickel silver daggers are of the best quality and are now highly collectable versions of the SA dagger.
The blade measures 8.6” (22cm) and the dagger itself 13.4” (34cm) long.
It weighs 495g.
Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.
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