Early Malsch SA Dagger – D954
Though the edged weapon firm of Malsch & Ambron is not so much a rare maker per se’, they did make one hell of a beautiful SA dagger. With unique beautiful grips as well as fine lined crossgrain blades, they are truly one of my favorite makers of all the manufacturers of SA daggers. Here’s a good sound example.
The grip on this Malsch is absolutely stunning, and textbook for what this firm was known for in regards to the look of their handles. With a sharp spinal ridge straight down the middle and a precision fit to the crossguards, the product put out by this edged weapon firm is very pleasing to the eye. But on top of that, it has the most fantastic shades of light & dark grain consisting of beautiful browns and reds running throughout both sides of the handle. Additionally, the emblems consisting of the eagle holding the national 3rd Reich symbol and the SA runes button not complement this beautiful handle, but have been expertly set perfect into it as well. And lastly, the solid nickel crossguards are nice and smooth completing this stunning hilt assembly. Had I lived back in the days of the 3rd Reich, I would have been trying to buy every M&A dagger from the SA members who carried this particular maker dagger on their belt. As I can’t say enough about the quality and beauty of these grip assemblies.
To go with this SA is a great looking scabbard in its entirety. It’s nice and straight, void of any hits or knocks, and is in excellent condition. The original dark brown anodizing is a sight to behold, and absolutely fantastic! Both upper and lower nickel fitting are in good shape and held sound by the 4 factory dome head screws. As a further testament to the condition of the scabbard to this SA, the ball on the bottom chape is void of any major dings! An absolutely beautiful scabbard in it’s entirety.
And finally to conclude this edged weapon is the blade. It is straight, tight in the hilt, void of any sharpening, tipping, cleaning or anything else. It’s basically untouched like the rest of this edged weapon. True to form for the blades produced by this firm, a beautiful fine lined crossgrain runs the entire length of it on both sides. There were a few companies who burnished the Alles fur Deutschland etches as dark as this firm did. As you can see for yourself how nicely that process has held up on this blade. The logo of the firm responsible for manufacturing this beauty is on the reverse. That being a man pumping water with the company name; Malsch & Ambron, Steinbach.
A nice untouched early SA, all the way around. SOLD