Early SA Storm Troopers Dagger by Wusthof – D950

With literally a few million SA daggers produced during the 3rd Reich, blade collectors have a wide range and variety to choose from. But even at that finding a nice one that ticks all the boxes is still a challenge. Here’s a wonderful example which was manufactured by the Ed Wusthof edged weapon firm in this offering.

Typical for this firm is a dark chocolate brown grip which starts this dagger off. It is a super smooth handle which is void of even so much as a flake of missing wood, nor even a pressure mark worth mentioning. This is one of those SA dagger grips so smooth it’s almost silky to the touch in your hand, additionally is a beefy size chunk of wood as well. And adding to that beauty is the nickel silver upward beak eagle which has been set perfectly flush and straight into the obverse. Above it, the same can be said for the SA runes button. Both of the emblems are in excellent condition, showing very little age whatsoever. The solid nickel crossguards are extremely smooth as well, and have taken on a dull muted patina appearance. The reverse of the lower is the Gruppe stamped which looks like for the Hessen district.

Always a challenge on any early SA or SS dagger is trying to find one with a nice scabbard. As most collectors are aware of, these components usually took the brunt of wear. Well take a look at the photos of the sheath. It remains straight, void of any dings, hits, bends or creases. But to top that off is the gorgeous period dark brown anodizing which graces both sides of this shell. That beautiful finish rates strong at 90%, an exception to the rule when it comes to these early Nazi era SA’s. There is even a fair bit of lacquer remaining on both obverse and reverse as well. Both the upper and lower fittings are held secure by 4 untouched dome head screws, all in good order. The obligatory tap on the bottom chape ball has flattened it somewhat and shown in the photos. Finally, attached to the hanger ring is a nice olc marked plated hanger clip, with decent leather complete.  

We round out this edged weapon with the blade description which we will keep short. MINT!

A screamer of an early NS, SA Stormtrooper’s dagger.    SOLD