NSKK chained Dagger

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Hello is this Dagger good or bad?
Best regards

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[Br. James]

I'd say yes, this NSKK set is good. As we know, when the chained scabbard came into service in 1936, the original NSKK Standard Service Dagger had already been in wear by all ranks since early 1934, and those who wore the early dagger had an understandable attachment to their sidearm and didn't easily agree to put it aside in favor of the new variety, for officers. The dagger in this set is an early example, bearing the stamp of SA-Gruppe Niederrhein on the lower reverse crossguard. IMO the original owner of this set upgraded his sidearm to that of an officer's rank by buying the new chained scabbard, and he simply used his original dagger to complete the set.

I don't like the blade motto -- it appears to have been touched up with black enamel paint somewhere along the line. But that said, I think this is an original set from the period.

Br. James

[Billy G]

An early M33 SA dagger with an M36 chained scabbard is often referred to as a "field upgrade", with the theory that the officer liked his original dagger & wished to keep it & just upgrade the scabbard or that he was too cheap (or indigent) to purchase a whole new rig. This is an accepted theory as many have been vet purxhased although I suspect there are those who will always consider such a rig to be non-textbook & thus worth less on the collector market.

With respect to the chain, which is where a lot of the value in such an example lies, I'm not sure on the small screen of my phone. What I notice is the NSKK stamp seems not centered as if typically is & the RZM stamp appears quite forcefully done. I suspect the chain is also OK, just pointing out what seems slightly different.

I agree that the dagger blade's motto burnish looks tarted up, probably with some dark paint. Other than that, the dagger & scabbard appear corrext to me but the painted motto would most certainly affect value & dissuade a lot of interest from others.

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Thank you for the info. I would like to sell the dagger, what would be a fair price. Sorry for mi bad english🙈
Regards from switzerland

[Br. James]

A "fair price" for an authentic artifact is whatever you can afford to sell it for, IMO! Presumably no one wants to sell any antique for less than he paid for it, so that must be your base price in order to at least break even. But if you want to make a profit on the sale of this piece, then you should visit the websites of dagger dealers and see what they are asking for similar pieces.

And NO WORRIES about your English -- it is MUCH better than my French or German! Cheers,

Br. James

[Barry Brown]

A close up of the reverse link showing the NSKK proof would be helpful.

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