Early M36 SS Chain Dagger – D1156

Offering an introductory nickel SS chain dagger which was approved by the Reichsfuhrer in August of 1936 and intended to be worn by officers within the Schutzstaffel, as well as members of the organization with 3 years uninterrupted service. A beautiful looking grip starts this edged weapon off in fine fashion . The ebony type of wood remains in wonderful condition, void of any splits, cracks, missing chunks, flakes or repairs. Both the nickel silver eagle emblem as well as the SS runes are in excellent condition, displaying a dark patina over there surfaces. And talk about dark patina, take a look at those nickel silver hilt fittings, consisting of the upper as well as lower crossguard, and pommel nut too. All of those components are totally encrusted with a thick undisturbed, un-cleaned green patina that some collectors love to see on Nazi daggers. Hard to get such a fine grip and hilt on any SS dagger, as what you are seeing with the edged weapon in this offering.

A fine scabbard accompanies this early M36 SS chain dagger. The shell remains straight, void of any hits, splits, creases, dents, or dings. Typical for these early scabbard shells, the surface was painted for the initial production for these daggers. The paint on this one has held up quite nicely, with the factory black enamel still rating over a strong 90%. The surface does show age and spidering commonly encountered. All three fittings are tightly in place, with the upper and lower caked with patina just like the hilt fittings. An excellent burnished chain completes this scabbard assembly. Two of the connectors have been period replaced and noted in the photos. With these thin nickel constructed components it is not uncommon to see separations, repairs, reinforcements on these chain assemblies. Especially on a dagger worn quite often as with this early introductory example. Lastly, the Wotan’s knot is intact and the V spring still in place.

We finish up with the blade. It remains straight, full length, void of any tipping, sharpening, buffing, polishing, or cutting-edge chips. While the surface does show some slight dark spots and moisture imperfections, it is untouched like the rest of this edged weapon. The light factory gray burnishing to the letters in Meine Ehre heist Treue  SS motto still displays nicely as shown and etched straight down the middle of the obverse.  

For the purest, you’ve got to love the look of this early SS chain dagger.  SOLD