This was the first dagger in my collection and started me on the road to collecting madness.
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Originally posted by Billy G View PostWhy didn't you just stop after that one? It doesn't get any better that this. My first was a far cry, an RZM SA but it still put me on the same road.I have learned much since then. Nice Himmler dagger...what a way to start..where did you find it? garage sale?
the tale of where it came from is often as intriguing as the piece itself.
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Eric
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It was sheer luck that I had come in contact with a friend of a friend in 1991 whose uncle, a WWII US Army officer, had passed away leaving him a footlocker full of US Army ooficers uniforms, a Luger, and .....the Himmler dagger. He offered to sell it for $150 so I went over to look at it. At the time I had no books and no collector acquaintances, so when I saw that dagger loaded with dirt and ambergris I almost reneged on the deal. I finally wrote him a check, took it home and cleaned it up. It was almost a year later that I found out what I really had.
I sometimes think about this - what if I had reneged?
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Funny thing is that the blade didn't need any buffing at all. The only thing dirty were the hilt and scabbard fittings which were heavily oxidized.
As for appearance, I like my daggers cleaned and free of rust and oxidation because ultimately it destroys the finish. I don't know what the current trend is regarding dagger maintenance in the collecting community, and what the ideal appearance should be these days. But I'm not into the 'antique' look but prefer them to look the way they were worn. Whenever I watched a small formation of Marines during a ceremony I have never seen an oxidized uncleaned sword being displayed.
Ultimately it comes down to individual tastes and collecting goals.
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Like I said, the tale is often as interesting as the item...150? it happens, lightning can strike you've got a great item there.Originally posted by cogwheel View PostIt was sheer luck that I had come in contact with a friend of a friend in 1991 whose uncle, a WWII US Army officer, had passed away leaving him a footlocker full of US Army ooficers uniforms, a Luger, and .....the Himmler dagger. He offered to sell it for $150 so I went over to look at it. At the time I had no books and no collector acquaintances, so when I saw that dagger loaded with dirt and ambergris I almost reneged on the deal. I finally wrote him a check, took it home and cleaned it up. It was almost a year later that I found out what I really had.
I sometimes think about this - what if I had reneged?
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