M33 SS RZM 767 by Hammesfahr – D804

Though we know that edged weapon production really took a turn leading up to the years just before WWII, and by the time the war started manufacturing was nearly all but over. Consequently we do not see all that many M33 RZM SS daggers produced, compared to the from 1934-1936. I assume that with the onset of the war, young soldiers within the SS really didn’t have all that much discretionary extra money to spend on a parade dagger. Here is a decent late M33 that will afford perhaps a new collector the ability to get into the game without having to take out a loan for his first SS dagger.

This edged weapon has and excellent grip comparative speaking, as far as SS daggers go. It has the profile of a nice high contour ridge shape, void of any major imperfections to speak of. Other than a couple specks of edge flaking, it has been preserved for the last 3/4 of a century in quite exceptional condition. As a late produced dagger, the grip eagle emblem is made from aluminum. For such a soft metal, the bird has survived incredibly well. It is void of any hits, or edge chipping around the carved recess in which it has been expertly set. Complementing the eagle is the excellent early nickel SS runic shown at the top of the obverse. The SS runes has fantastic silvering to the lightning bolts, and perfect black enamel surrounding them. As expected, the fittings to this dagger are plated. With all the problems that collectors are aware of in regards to RZM plated components, the crossguards on this hilt have indeed survived quite nicely. There is a little bit of lifting here and there, but honestly not all that much. Definitely an excellent grip and hilt assembly on this Hammesfahr RZM SS dagger.

The scabbard to this dagger is in fine condition. It remains straight, void of any hits, splits, dog legs, or dings. The shell obviously has period black enamel over it’s surface. The photos of light surface wear as well as the spidering, shows us that. Both upper and lower fittings are in good shape, secure to the shell, and display the typical lifting associated with these later war time manufactured components.

Lastly, we finish up with the blade. It remains straight, full length, void of any tipping, buffing, pitting, or cutting edge chips. There are some light smudges as shown in the photos, but really are not all that detracting. In lieu of that, the surface displays a nice fine line crossgrain on the unaffected areas. And finally the Meine Ehre heist Treue SS motto can be seen with a light gray burnishing to each of the letters of the etch. On the reverse is the code that the Gottlieb Hammesfahr edged weapon firm used during this later production time frame: RZM M7/67. As well as a set of SS runes etched below the code.

This is a decent example of a late produced M33 SS dagger, by a firm known for their quality throughout the infamous 3rd Reich era.    SOLD