Dagger Serial Number Census

[Rev462]

I'm starting this to be a sort of census of everyone's daggers and serial numbers. I'm wondering how high of a correlation there is between serial number and date, along with other features such as pearlescent vs. solid grip, maker's mark, etc.

Please post your dagger serial numbers and date if there's a certificate, and also the features such as maker's mark or not, pearlescent vs solid grip , etc.

I'll start with mine.

Army/Grenz/Air Force Officer:

* Boxed, cert dated 1986, #071924, no maker's mark, solid colored grip
* Boxed, cert dated 1990, #084933, no maker's mark, solid colored grip
* No box, cert dated 1973, #68823, maker's mark, pearlescent grip,
* No box, no cert, undoubtedly early, #61298, maker's mark, pearlescent grip, with 3 hole hangers.
* No box, no cert, no hangers, #55561, maker's mark, pearlescent grip.
* No box, no cert, #65975, maker's mark, pearlescent grip, with 3 hole hangers

Navy Officer:

* No box, no cert, #20230, maker's mark, pearlescent grip, 3 hole hangers

[tony james]

Navy officer unboxed#28042. no maker mark. single hole hanger. dark yellowish grip
army officer unboxed #30580 maker marked. single. hole hanger yellowish pearlescent grip.
army officer boxed #80XXX no maker mark single hole hanger white grip certificate may 1990 .

[SCHUPO]

Navy #27542, mottled grip, no maker, one hole hanger, two piece scabbard body, shows signs of wear/use.
Army #1249, mottled grip, maker, three hole hanger, one piece scabbard body.

[Jan Klaassen]

*Boxed, dated january 1990, #083156, no mark, solid coloured grip, single hole hanger.

[Bobfender]

Army, Boxed, #37006, maker marked, certificate dated November 30 1973, one hole hanger.

It's on my website www.uniformesddr.e-monsite.com on the page "compléments d'uniformes".

[Thälmannpionier]

Navy Dagger unboxed #22669 maker mark pearlescent grip one hole hanger
Army Presentation Dagger #75706 pearlescent grip

[Mike G.]

General and Admirals EG Parade Dagger: (4)

Army: Red box - SN: 336; No maker's mark; Cream Handle
AF: Red box - SN: 256; No maker's mark; Cream Handle
GT: Red box - SN: 0166; No maker's mark; Cream Handle
Navy: Red box - SN: 396; No maker's mark; Cream Handle

Officers Parade Dagger: (3)

Army: Blue box - SN: 073712; No maker's mark; Yellow Handle; Certificate 88
Army: Green box - SN: 006520; No maker's mark; Cream Handle;
Navy: No box - SN: 20440; "Maker's Mark"; Translucent Marbled Handle

[Geoff]

Army General's dagger, #05106. Shorter red box with no motto. , cert dated 1987. Solid color grip.
Army field officer dagger, #64536. No box or cert. No maker mark. One hole hanger. Solid color grip.
Navy field officer dagger, #29488. Red marbled box with matching s/n on box label, no cert. No maker mark. One hole hanger. Solid color grip.

[nonobaddog]

Offz – Landstreitkräfte, 71288. Perforated label with Fraktur lettering & large ser. no. Green ‘marbled’ box. Yellowish pearlescent grip. Maker’s mark. 3-hole hanger. No Urkunde.

[iannima]

Offz Landstreikräfte/Lufstreikräfte Navy blue box; Serial number 71853; Certificate 5th march 1986.

[torstenbel]

Army, Boxed, #37006, maker marked, certificate dated November 30 1973, one hole hanger.

It's on my website www.uniformesddr.e-monsite.com on the page "compléments d'uniformes".

nice website

[Bobfender]

Originally posted by Torstenbel "nice website"

Thank you, Torstenbel !

[Rev462]

Thanks everyone for your responses. Hopefully we'll get a few more.

I'll tabulate the serial numbers and features like grip color, maker's mark, etc. and see what kind of correlation there might be.

[Mike G.]

I was going through some inventory looking for something unrelated, when I came upon another EG Parade Dagger in my collection. This brings my parade dagger count to eight. This one is old and the handle is of a translucent marbled yellow seamless material. More interesting is the belt hanger, which is a three hole model, is of an AF Corn-blue color. Can't believe I forgot about this one, as I've had conversations in the distant past with Dave H. about it. There is some thought the AF may have actually very early on, had corn-blue belts and dagger belt holders. I know years back I was outbid for a very early AF general's guilt parade belt that instead of the gray background, had the corn-blue background. So, perhaps the very early field grade officers belts were that way too. Don't know.

Anyway, I digress ..... here are the specs:

Field Grade NVA:
No box; SN: 64893; Makers Mark; Translucent yellow marbled handle.
Three hole hanger - bluish in color; No certificate.

[tony james]

Mike

mention is made that early LSK/ LV had a lightblue background in the KEUBKE / KUNZ book .