AN IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY, ALL NICKEL 1936 SS CHAINED DAGGER.

I have been lucky enough to acquire 3 examples of this rare and highly collectable dagger over the past few months. I’ve not seen a nice one, or been offered one in a long time, and then 3 pop up in a short space of time! A bit like buses really, you wait for one and 3 arrive together!!
All the ones I’ve had came from interesting and diverse sources. One from Belgium, one at a large outdoor fair and this one via a contact and sadly from a deceased collectors collection.
In highly collectable condition, this is the early all nickel ‘36 chained that everyone looks for.
It has been kept well so all the nickel fittings are very bright and clean, but not over polished. Upper and lower crossguards fit the ebony grip like a glove. The grip itself is perfect and so are the nickel eagle and enamel SS runes button. Wrapped around the grip in a known tie, is a 42cm bullion knot. Seems to have been in place a long time as there is a wear spot near where it would have rubbed against the crossguard. The stem of the knot itself has black chevrons woven into the bullion. Scabbard has the 3 scabbard fittings. The centre one with highly detailed interlinked swastika design a single fixing screw. Lower fitting has a very slightly dented ball. The scabbard body has a coating of black paint, which seems to have been period applied? This type of dagger chain assembly has a single screw fitting to the middle mount which usually indicates it originally had a black painted body, which bit does. The chain is really beautiful. Great definition to the SS runes and skills. This is a ’type 2’ all nickel chain with the last 2 links bevelled, where they join onto the cloverleaf design clip. A text-book chain here. There is a black belt loop with D ring.
The blade is also lovely with 99% original crossgrain polish finish and very crisp lettering to the ‘ Ehre Heist Treue’ motto.
A really super dagger.

Code: 4703