SA by Dittert

[busterz111]

SA by Dittert in Superb condition...Blade is very clean with 2 small surface spots and the remainder is bright with all grain...spots could be polished out easy.Grip is still showing Strong Varnish and tiger stripped both sides,scabbard has most of its laquer but has some rust but not terrible.

[Rheingold]

Hi busterz,

strong dagger,with a nice tigerstripped grip.

And with a not common maker,of course

Which Gaumark is on the lower X-guard?

Rheingold

[busterz111]

SA....think they all are

[Phil Borchert]

Sweet dagger. First one that I've seen.

[helmuthunter]

Ver nice early SA indeed. The SA stamping on the crossguard is for the GAU or district of SACHSEN. Regards Johnno.

[ivbaust]

Very nice dagger of a very rarely seen maker! Congrats!

BTW ... the stamp on the crossguard shows the Group, neither Gau nor District.

Germany was subdivided into multiple SA groups and each group had its own abbreviation (e.g. "Sa" for "Sachsen" = Saxony or "Sw" for "Südwest" = South West, etc.).

Here´s a nice website illustrating the various groups (sorry, guys, but it´s in German): http://www.dienstdolch.de/die-gruppe...html?Itemid=35

Most likely the SA daggers have been ordered by the headquarters of the SA groups at the manufacturers. The manufacturers then shipped the daggers to the headquarter of the SA group. I think it´s still speculated, but it is assumed that the SA groups then stamped the daggers with the specific abbreviation for the SA group and then released the daggers to the following units (Brigade, Standarte, Sturm, Trupp, Schar, Rotte ... who knows for sure). Finally the SA daggers have been handed over to the single Stormtrooper.

[busterz111]

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[Larry Lipps]

Very nice

[kirk]

Nice dagger.

[Rheingold]

Most likely the SA daggers have been ordered by the headquarters of the SA groups at the manufacturers. The manufacturers then shipped the daggers to the headquarter of the SA group. I think it´s still speculated, but it is assumed that the SA groups then stamped the daggers with the specific abbreviation for the SA group and then released the daggers to the following units (Brigade, Standarte, Sturm, Trupp, Schar, Rotte ... who knows for sure). Finally the SA daggers have been handed over to the single Stormtrooper.

Ivbaust,

guess you are right.

[ivbaust]

Great blade and nice makers mark only a few makers etched the logo along the blade ... most of the logos are parallel to the crossguard

[carlos1]

very nise dagger,with a niceMM

[Mac 66]

Lovely SA dagger you got there i really like this peice, Congrats.....
Regards Scott.

[busterz111]

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