SA dagger "wester&butz"

[alexbraun]

hello
i ve find these dagger yesterday
who knows "wester&butz"
i ve never seen this marks
thanks regards
alex
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[Wim Vangossum]

I think it is a rare maker. Nice dagger by the way! A pity for the enamel damage on the SA button

Regards, Wim

[ivbaust]

That’s a rare beast. Wester & Butz was one of the small companies producing SA daggers. This maker is not seen very often. Congrats.

[alexbraun]

thanks for your replies
an idea of the value of this maker please?
regards
alex

[Br. James]

Wester & Butz is categorized as #10 on the McSARR list, making this piece among the rarest of the rare! Can we see the reverse of this dagger, especially the lower crossguard where there should be the stamped code of the SA-Gruppe that originally ordered this piece?

The condition of the scabbard and the grip -- excepting the SA button -- appears to be superb, though we'd like to see both sides of the blade, as well.

Sorry but appraising of dollar value is not my expertise.

Br. James

[ivbaust]

SA dagger "wester&butz"

More photos are needed. Especially good photos of the blade.

However, prices are very subjective. One collector is willing to pay more, another collector less. There can be quite some different opinions about the value.

[alexbraun]

[Br. James]

Thanks for providing photos of the reverse lower crossguard, on which is the mark of SA-Gruppe Ostmark, for which this piece was originally ordered and delivered.

Again, a fine and quite rare dagger.

Br. James

[alexbraun]

thanks you
do you know how many SA daggers
have been made by "wester&butz"
regards
alex

[saar]

thanks you
do you know how many SA daggers
have been made by "wester&butz"
regards
alex

No more than 2000, according to Fishers

[alexbraun]

thanks you saar
an idea for the value
regards
alex

[saar]

thanks you saar
an idea for the value
regards
alex

It is hard to tell because the whole blade is not shown.