Sa dagger damascus ?

My damascus blade is also plain and no makers mark, only the smith's A+M in an oval mark on the tang.

But, I am sure that the quality of the forging on yours is much higher, I would like to see photos of it.

[Ron Weinand]

Sa damascus

My SA

[Ron Weinand]

SA Damascus

Blade

Thanks Ron,
could you please post some closer, straight on photos to show the pattern?
Apologies to patriote 3945, not trying to highjack his thread.

[patriote3945]

sa dagger

additonal photos

[patriote3945]

sa dagger

photos

[Tiger 1]

Patriote,

The blade on the dagger you posted looks to be real damascus.

Unfortunately it is not of TR era manufacture. It is of a currently available style. This style of damascus was definately not used during the TR era.

As others have mentioned the top and bottom hilt fittings look to be mismatched. The top looks to be and early nickle silver one while the cross guard looks to be the later plated variety.

If you can buy it extremely cheap (less than $50) it would make an interesting letter openner, otherwise save your money.

Tony

[monty]

re blade

Yes, the above damascus blade was not a pattern used during Third Reich times as already stated above.

Ron, is it possible to see better photos of the blade on your A+M tang marked dagger? This tang mark of course although owned by Alexander Mueller was used by Paul Mueller on some of his earliest blades in the Third Reich period. My guess is your blade was made by Paul Mueller. I too have a dagger with this tang marking.

[monty]

Damascus SA

Here are 2 photos of my "A+M" in an oval tang marked Mueller SA. This dagger came directly from Paul Dinger's Estate.

[monty]

Photo 2

Mueller SA

[Ron Weinand]

Tang Markings

Sorry for the delay, here are the A + M tang markings on my SA:

[Erich B.]

Wow! A beauty, Ron! What a huge difference in the quality of this period Damascus work and the first example posted by Patriote.
Erich

[AFF96]

Stunning! Nothing prettier than a Damascus!!!
Thanks for posting!