AN EARLY ‘33 SS DAGGER BY ROBERT KLAAS WITH ERASED ROHM BLADE.

These early SS daggers were carried by all ranks, both officers and men, until the SS chained version was introduced for officers only. The ‘33 type continued to be worn by NCO’s and other ranks. This is a very early piece and as it was also presented by Ernst Rohm, and once had his signature etched to the reverse blade, you can date this exactly from late 1933 or early 1934. A very early dagger. It has survived these past 91 years in very good condition. A good black ebony grip with nickel eagle and enamel SS runes set into it. A very good ‘anodised’ scabbard with the vast majority of the original finish remaining. There is a very slight surface dent to the left hand edge. Very minor and looks to be a ‘carrying dent’. Scabbard fittings are both solid nickel and the lower ball is just slightly dented to the very tip. The carrying ring is equipped with an original black leather SS short hanger, with early long snout nosed clip and a black leather belt loop and D ring. This hanger matches the age of the dagger and has no markings, which is entirely correct as no RZM existed in 1934!
The blade is extremely nice. Much original crossgrain polish remains, no damage or sharpening. Nice grey colour to the motto lettering. The reverse blade has had the Rohm dedication very professionally removed. The blade surface restored to a near factory finish. The only things that give it away as being a Rohm blade are, the removal process has caught to top of the Klaas trademark and removed a tiny bit, plus the Klaas trademark is the very small version, positioned near the crossguard and only used on Rohm blades to give space for the etched dedication. A very nice dagger with history!

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