Question on a SA dagger

[luftwaffeguy]

Since I collect mostly cloth I do not know much about this. My questions are: Are there any occasion that a SA dagger would come with a black scabbard? Does the eagle in the handle normally oxidize?

Thanks,

Bill

[Erich B.]

The NSKK used an SA dagger with black finished scabbard. By oxidize, do you mean rust, show green corrosion, or go to grey/white? The eagles were made of different materials at different times (the quality of the material decreased as the war progressed until the production of the daggers ceased completely) which react differently to the environment.
Erich

Since I collect mostly cloth I do not know much about this. My questions are: Are there any occasion that a SA dagger would come with a black scabbard? Does the eagle in the handle normally oxidize?

Thanks,

Bill

[luftwaffeguy]

I will have to check the exact color/type of corrosion when I get home.
(I'll need the wife or kids to tell me the color since I am color blind.)

Thanks for your reply,
Bill

The NSKK used an SA dagger with black finished scabbard. By oxidize, do you mean rust, show green corrosion, or go to grey/white? The eagles were made of different materials at different times (the quality of the material decreased as the war progressed until the production of the daggers ceased completely) which react differently to the environment.
Erich

[Erich B.]

No problem, Bill!
Erich

[Larry Lipps]

My guess is that it's probably an RZM dagger with a zinc eagle. These had a tendency to loose their finish that gives them a somewhat unsightly look.

[luftwaffeguy]

Yes it is marked RZM and a zinc makes sense as to its appearance.
What type of hanger would be used with this dagger?
Thanks,

Bill

[Skipper Greenwade]

It would have been accompanied by a black leather hanger affixed to the ring on the upper scabbard fitting. Ideally, the snap/clip on the hanger should be RZM marked as well.

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