Himmler approved of a new type of scabbard hanger for the SS dagger, on Aug 25th, 1936. This became known as the M36 Chain Dagger. These new SS daggers with a chain suspension scabbard, have absolutely fascinated collectors of 3rd Reich edged weapons. Up until a few years ago, the terminology for the different chain configurations was quite confusing, to say the least. And even today, many enthusiasts as well as dealers, sometimes error in the actual type of chain dagger that they are discussing. Collectors previously used the terms Type I and Type II, as a matter of distinguishing what was thought to be the only 2 variety of chains. Then a new chain configuration was noticed about a dozen years ago, and it was termed Type III. That really threw a wrench into the mix, and made matters worse. The different names associated with theses chain varieties, was now totally cobbled. That’s because there was no correlation with any specific type of chain, and  the time period that it was produced.