I picked up this scabbard today and wondered if anyone could help me properly ID it, from my limited dagger knowledge, I believe this is for an SS dagger, the fittings are really nice and bright and appear to be good quality so I am thinking it is an early type, missing three screws and the bottom bulb damaged sadly, any info appreciated
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Sss or nskk -
thanks Nick, I did think NSKK, I guess there is no real difference, was going to put this on estandOriginally posted by nickn View PostComment
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Yes, it could be either SS or NSKK; SS and NSKK daggers were both produced with anodized and later painted scabbards, and the earliest black NSKK scabbards were from SS production.
Do I see rust on the body of this piece, partially covered up with black paint?
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thanks for the info, my pictures are not the best, the paint is chipped, these areas show old patina, here are a couple other pictures, I do see a tiny bit of rustOriginally posted by Br. James View PostComment
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Thanks, John. Do I see brush-marks on the scabbard body? Can't tell for sure. With three of the four screws missing, this piece may well have been cannibalized for other scabbards, or it could be the remainder of a parts piece...??
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I see what you mean about brush marks, I cant explain what that is, perhaps how the metal was worked underneath,
I have a feeling it could well have been played with by kids, hence its appearanceLast edited by grndevil44; 04-02-2014, 07:51 AM.Comment
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I took it out into better light, the brush marks are where somthing has been wiped off at some point, good eyes, I guess these things end up in sheds or basements, I used to play with a beat up silver portepee knot when I was a kid, wish I knew better
having handled a few HJ knives and fighting knives with a bit of wear and tear, made me pretty confident it was an original pieceComment
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