Late 1936 Model Schultzsaffel SS Chain Dagger
(Signatures)	Photo No 2 of our beautiful Late 1936 Model SS ( Schultzsaffel ) Chain Dagger
(Dimensions)	Dagger , Chain Scabbard and Portapee
Price	£4995.00

Description

Photo No 2...This Chained SS Dagger looks to have had a repainted scabbard but other than that is in Great condition. The hilt is very similar to the dagger that is show in the book Exploring The Dress Daggers Of The German SS by Thomas Wittmann on page 199 , upper. These hilt fittings are nickel-plated and are the type that have the boker look to their shaping. The plating is still all there on these mounts and the same is true of the fine looking tang nut. These mounts are really in nice condition. The grip is a black ebony type being of medium contour construction.The SS runes button is nicely placed being straight up and down. The grip center features an aluminum high-necked style eagle. This eagle has good detail throughout and shows very little wear. The detail is excellent , breast feathering , wing feathering, legs , wreath and swastika are all superb. The crossguard has been stamped with its issue mark. As noted above , the scabbard is straight and in great condition but does appear to have a painted shell as it is fresh and clean looking. The paint though has been done beautifully and does not detract from the dagger although this scabbard was originally an anodized finish as the center ramp is the style with two screws. The scabbard mounts are the nickel-plated magnetic type as this is a type 1 chain. These mounts are in lovely condition showing some age with very little dulling and overall they certainly grade at excellent plus , the scabbard ball is as usual with a proper worn dagger been slightly dinged with a small tap in the bottom ball located centrally at the end of the ball. All screws in the three mounts are present and in great condition. The center ramp is the type which has good pebbled backgrounds but does not have darkening. It has excellent intertwined swastikas on both sides. The type 1 chain links exactly match the center ramp also having good pebbling. The skull and crossbone links are the typical type 1 variety having excellent detail throughout having good smiling teeth. The links having the SS runes also have excellent detail. The link holes are the squared off type as you would expect and all the connectors show their original solder and are the magnetic type 1 variety. The cloverleaf above is the style with open top and you can see the stamping, “DRGM” on the snap clip below. The chain shows a little bit of age but is in super condition. The top chain link that is connected to the scabbard mount is deeply stamped on the reverse with the SS Kulturzeichen. The reverse links also have a fine patina indicating silvering in the original plating. As an added bonus , the original leather belt loop is still attached and in good condition , the leather being very sound and maker stamped LISTA WIEN , the "D" ring is also nicely patinated. The spring clip functions perfectly. The plating is very good , there's a little bit of loss from honest wear. It also comes with its original issue silver portapee. The blade of this example is still bright and has nearly all of the original crossgraining on it. There are a couple of slide marks on the blade from removing it from the scabbard and some small minor pitting of the blade at the crossguard but overall it is in great condition. The SS motto is the lightly etched type and it still has about 85-90% of the black backgrounding. This blade grades at excellent to excellent plus. It is the unmarked type and it nicely fits the lower crossguard contours , and slides into the scabbard perfectly with a pleasing snap. This is a lovely original , issued , honest SS chain dagger that's been there and done it , they are getting more and more scarce and harder to find , and one as good as this is rare...priced £4995.00...This is a 100% Guaranteed Original Item...All our Third Reich items offered for sale come with a 100% money back guarantee if proven to be not original...IN NO WAY DO WE AT LEGENDS MILITARIA...support the political views of National Socialism...The Third Reich era inventory presented for sale on our website is sold as historical artifacts of collector interest only.