SS dagger question

[Jean-Loup]

Hello
A freind of mine has an SS dagger with the handle made of some kind of bakelite. Did the germans ever make period handles out of bakelite? My friend is convinced his dagger is real, but I am affraid it is not!
JL

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Jean-Loup, you are correct in your thoughts. Any SS dagger with a non wooden grip is fake.
Cheers, Ade.

[Larry Lipps]

Reproductions made in Spain almost always have the bakelite grips.

[Jean-Loup]

OK, thanks for the replies guys. Also, I will be gone for 2 weeks now, so if any more people reply, dont be offended if I dont answere you.
JL

[Pieter Verbruggen]

.....but if you find an SS-Buckle in bakelite....don't throw it away...send it to me...
Pieter.

[jaeger_45056]

Chances are it could be a post war dagger (okay a repro, but not exactly), made with left over parts. They often used bakelite grips to finish the piece and then sell it to G.I.s stationed in Europe. They made nice presents for little brothers back home.

[Jean-Loup]

Interesting possibility. Has any one els herad of this?

JL

[Rich Yankowski]

I know for fact that they did it with SA daggers,so I imagine that they also did it with SS daggers.