Police Evidence Logged Early SA Dagger by Eickhorn – D1133

Dirty, salty, grimy, smoky, crusted patina, this dagger has it all, and then some! As an introductory Stormtrooper’s dagger, this is one of the first manufactured by Eickhorn, bearing the not that often-seen large oval trademark logo. And to address this ahead of time instead of the writeup , no doubt by now you’ve seen the large white painted 31 on both the grip and scabbard. This dagger came from a police auction where the sale of confiscated items taken from a crime scene becomes local government property. Most notable are arrest made during drug manufacturing / sale cases. Or even at times gang related charged offences. As a result, the old white paint on the dagger and scabbard when this SA was booked into police evidence room.

An excellent grip begins the description of this early SA. The textbook hour shape of the wood is unmistakenly Eickhorn all the way. The handle remains in fine condition, avoiding any splits, crack, flakes, or major missing chunks. There is a small little upper corner piece missng on the reverse. As shown, both of the emblems are in good condition, with a heavy crusted thick patina over their surfaces. And speaking of crust, take a look at those crossguards! Talk about salty! In spite of that, the hardware remains smooth under the surface age and appear to be the Eickhorn in-house produced fittings. The lower with the benchmark “0”. 

The shell to this dagger remains fairly straight, and void of any splits, creases, bends or major hits. There is one minor depression between the painted 31 and the lower fitting on the obverse. The surface of this shell, in spite of all the settle surface oxidation, has a very decent anodized finish which no doubt has remained untouched for 90 years. Like the hilt components, the upper and lower fittings are absolutely caked with crust beyond belief. 

Lastly the blade. It remains full length, straight, void of any buffing, cleaning, sharpening, or tipping. As expected, the surface has some spotting as shown in the photos. But honestly not all that bad for such an un-cleaned, un-touched edged weapon. That aside, a nice deeply etched and dark burnished Alles fur Deutschland motto displays just fine, excuted straight down the obverse of this blade. On the reverse the large double oval Eickhorn trademark, the first logo used by this firm on their SA dagger line up beginning in early 1934.

This is the second time I’ve had a dagger which came from a police evidence sale. Your mind wonders on what the history can possibly be behind these pieces, both before and after WWII. Un-touched, un-cleaned, and super neat! Buffers need not apply!  $950.00