Late period Eickhorn minty SA dagger, for review.

[ThuleGesellschaft1919]

Hey guys,

got this dagger with some other things during a trade, im not a dagger guy, so id like to get some opinions from you all please!
Got some quick pics, hope it will be enough, if not will get some better ones as well!
The dagger looks in minty conditions, even too much, the scabbard its a dark brown colour,not black, and i know from the pics it looks much like a nskk one!
Hate to attach pics that way, but i've got to renow my AM sap, so please forgive me!
Thanks a lot in advance to you all!

Cheers.

[Serge M.]

Hello ThuleGesellschaft1919,

First off, a couple of comments. Always attach your photos to our server (manage attachments). As way too many private server photos disappear later and make threads worthless.

Secondly, Please don't disassemble daggers, it just hurts them, and we can tell if it's 'good' assembled.

Now for the dagger; I see a last period example Eickhorn in very fine condition, with all proper 'as issued' period parts. It's a keeper category IMO.

Let's see what others say.

[Mauser888]

Sure looks good to me. I'd add that to my collection anytime!!

[Br. James]

A beautiful, minty piece -- in the very first photo it looks like it just came out of the RZM shop window. I fully agree with Serge and Mauser888's comments, and it breaks my heart to see any artifact taken apart like this. The possibility for damage is greatly heightened by dis-assembling such a piece.

Br. James

[Mat J]

Rzm m/7/66 1942

She's a beauty Clark!!!! I found mine in Allentown from Rudy Vasquez a few years ago. You really don't find them like these too often. He had a hefty price tag on it. Glad I had a item I could use in trade.

Just throwing it out there, if anyone out there in the WAF world that has a straight Eickhorn RZM 1939, shoot me PM. I've seen a bunch out there but nothing ever in a condition like this gem

Congrats on a great conditioned late Eickhorn RZM SA. A real pleasure to see.

Best wishes,

Mat J

[Bulldog]

[QUOTE=Br. James;7837591]A beautiful, minty piece -- in the very first photo it looks like it just came out of the RZM shop window.

A great looking dagger, but this leads me to wonder, what is best, a dagger without a speck of patina and looks like a minty shop window piece, or a dagger that looks 70-80 years old and with patina. I notice also that not a lot is said about SS and SA daggers that are clean and without patina on the guards and scabbard fittings, why is this when an Army or Luft gets the big thumbs down when it has no patina, just curious.

Sorry about the thumbs down sign at the start it wasn't supposed to be there.

Russ.

[Schlange]

On early SA and SS daggers was used solid nickle as material for crossguard.
Solid nickle after time gets green patina.
On late RZM era SA and SS daggers for crossgurds was used nickle-plated pot metal.
Nickle as material does creating any patina - due to the effect of moisture nickle simple fall of from base material.
On most Heer dagger was used silvering method - these material afer some time has get a black patina.


Schlange

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[Barry Brown]

Not a question of what is best - mint or well weathered. Its just great to have untouched pieces as they emerge from the time tunnel.

[Bulldog]

Cheers guys

Russ.

[Bulldog]

[QUOTE=Schlange;7837915]On early SA and SS daggers was used solid nickle as material for crossguard.
Solid nickle after time gets green patina.

Although we do see solid nickle 1st luft fittings blackened with patina.

Russ.

[ThuleGesellschaft1919]

Hey guys,

thanks so much for all the feedback had!
As i said im not a dagger guy, and since i've got it with a lot of other items, not all good to me, i've decided to dis-assembling it yes, but with a lot of care!
Glad you all like it, will put it in my collection with much more enthusiasm now!

Cheers, and thanks again.