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    #1

    Plated or Solid Blades?

    Hello,

    I have a quick question: Do early SS 1933 EM daggers and early 1st Model nickel-fitted Luftwaffe daggers have plated or solid steel blades?

    If they are plated, what are they plated with?

    I don't mean to sound too inexperienced about this, but I recently read some threads talking about plated vs. nonplated blades, and I became curious about what type of blades I have. I really have learned a lot about these daggers, but I now realize that I don't know this.
    Thanks,

    Chris
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    Hi Chris,
    SS dagger blades are not plated, just a polished surface.

    Most early Luft daggers I have seen had a nickel plated finish. Good luck finding a 1st Luft blade in Mint condition. Most had some runners marks or lifting where the runners rested.

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      #3
      Thanks Eric! I appreciate your help.

      I thought the early SS daggers were solid and polished. I mostly wasn't sure about the early Lufts.

      Chris

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        #4
        Chris,

        Probably a better question would have been 'polished or plated steel?'.

        All TR era daggers have steel blades.

        Most were polished brite and show a crossgrain when not messed with. SS, SA, NSKK, NPEA, Postal, RLB, HJ and a few others were had blades with a natural polished finish.

        Some other types were available with nickle plated blades as an extra cost option in some cases, mostly on Army, Luft and Naval daggers. Nickled blades were a standard feature on most TR era sword blades.

        Hope this helps some.

        Tony
        An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.

        "First ponder, then dare." von Moltke

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          Tony,

          Thanks for adding more to answer my question. Yes, every little bit of information is always valuable and helpful. I really appreciate it!

          Thanks again,

          Chris

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            An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.

            "First ponder, then dare." von Moltke

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