Authentic sa daggers

[MILITARYMAN1000]

I need information on how to spot authentic sa daggers vs fake/repro sa daggers, as i am going to purchase my first one and have only held one since i have been collecting
thanks in advance
john

[schönbeck]

post pics here

[Larry Lipps]

You are free to open a discussion thread an any dagger you might like that's on the estand. There are some very good deals to be had there from time to time.

[Bob Hartman]

Check out Lakesidetrader German daggers and military collectable site. Lots of good info there.

[rgaraymd]

get this book

[kingtiger]

A good effort and I learned some but all the orders are still in German, untranslated...that is a bummer.

It has page after page of pictures of a normal SA dagger collection which were all nice pictures but not any information differentiating makers or their motto's.

I liked the NSKK and Marine parts best probably because they are scary to the new collector and for good reason!

I paid around $157.00 for it and it came very well packaged and when you consider what an SA or NSKK dagger cost..that's small change.

The pictures of the daggers in actual wear, uniforms and period pictures of NSKK stuff, motorcycle riders and uniforms were some of the best I have ever seen.

Being a collector of SA and NSKK daggers I had to have it. I just wish I could read the extensive orders in German...that would have been cool...but I can make out the general areas they were referring to just from being around the hobby so long.

Mark