{"product_id":"original-german-early-wwii-sa-dagger-by-gebruder-christians-of-solingen-with-excellent-blade-scabbard-hanger-and-belt-loop","title":"Original German Early WWII SA Dagger by Gebrüder Christians of Solingen with Excellent Blade, Scabbard, Hanger, and Belt Loop","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great early pattern SA Dagger, made by the rare firm of \u003cem\u003eGebrüder Christians\u003c\/em\u003e in the legendary blade-making city of Solingen, Germany. It comes complete with the original scabbard, which is a replacement wartime production type, along with a hanger and even a belt loop! This is the full setup!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dagger has solid nickel silver fittings throughout, and really is a great looking example. The cross guards and tang nut are in very good condition throughout with all fittings having a nice aged patina. Close examination shows that they are the correct solid nickel silver, with no signs of major corrosion. The pommel nut is non-magnetic, and shows just a bit of turning, and the hilt is still tight on the blade. The lower reverse guard is Gruppe\/Gau marked \u003cstrong\u003eNrh\u003c\/strong\u003e, for \u003cem\u003eNiederrhein\u003c\/em\u003e (Lower Rhine Region), which encompassed a relatively small border area north of Cologne along the Rhine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grip is a fine product having a nice red brown color, with medium center ridge construction. This grip is in very good condition and fits the crossguards nicely, though it looks to possibly have been refinished in the past, which has softened the geometry a bit. There is cracking near the pommel on the obverse, a very common place to see this. The SA symbol button is nicely set, and still has most of the enamel intact, though it does look like the bottom is damaged a bit. The grip eagle is a fine example being the style with beak that points straight. The details are still there to the eagle to include the beak, breast feathering, wing feathering, talons, wreath and mobile swas. Both insignia look to be solid nickel, with no sign of being plated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade of this example is in very attractive excellent condition, with the factory final grind cross grain retained on almost all of the blade! This texture is iconic, and is the definitive identifying characteristic for a real WWII German Blade. We do not see any evidence of post factory sharpening, and there are no nicks or dents on the edge of the blade, even on the tip! There is some light runner wear, visible on almost every example of these daggers, as well as some small spots of oxidation near one of the edges, which has been left intact to avoid marring the blade. The acid-etched \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlles für Deutschland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e SA motto is crisp, and the original frosting is well retained at about 75%. Really a great blade here!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade of this example is marked \u003cstrong\u003eCHRISTIANSWERK \u003c\/strong\u003eover \u003cstrong\u003eSOLINGEN\u003c\/strong\u003e in an oval border around their trademark \u003cstrong\u003e\"Three-Tined Fork.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a mark used during the early WWII Period by \u003cem\u003eGebrüder Christians, Christianswerk, Stahlwarenfabrik\u003c\/em\u003e in Solingen, the legendary \"City of Blades\" in western Germany. Per J. Anthony Carter's work \u003cem\u003eGERMAN KNIFE AND SWORD MAKERS\u003c\/em\u003e, the oval trademark is exactly correctly for early issue SA, SS, and army officer's daggers. Later they would move to RZM number M7\/1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scabbard is a replacement mid-war produced example, with a brown enamel finished steel body and nickel plated steel fittings. The shell is straight and dent free throughout, and the finish is very well retained on both sides, showing some areas of wear through, but no major oxidation or damage. The enamel has some lovely checking and crazing, confirming the age and that it has not been repainted. The scabbard shell is equipped with matching plated steel mounts, which show light wear and oxidation from use and age. The bottom ball shows some minor denting, which is common even on steel fitted examples. The fittings nicely match the crossguards and are complete with all four dome head screws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttached to the hanger ring on the scabbard is a very nice early pattern belt hanger, with solid nickel hardware and brown finished leather. The leather is in good service used condition, showing wear and cracking to the finish, as well as some wear to the leather on the edges. The nickel spring clip itself is marked with a \u003cstrong\u003e\"barred A\"\u003c\/strong\u003e followed by \u003cstrong\u003eD.R.G.M.\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDeutsches Reiches Gebrauchs Musterschutz\u003c\/em\u003e) - meaning it is a protected patented design under the Reich Government. This design was registered to the owner of the \"Barred A\" trademark, \u003cem\u003eF. W. Assmann \u0026amp; Söhne of Lüdenscheid\u003c\/em\u003e, a large maker of belts, buttons, and other accoutrements. The spring clip is still fully functional, as is the buckle, and the original keeper look is still present. The included belt loop is also brown leather, showing wear from age, and has a steel D-ring on the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very nice early war SA dagger by a rare maker with a great blade, complete with a wartime replacement scabbard, hanger, and even the belt loop! Ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlade Length: 8 3\/4\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall length: 13 3\/4”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrossguard: 3”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScabbard Length: 10”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory of the SA-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe SA or Brown Shirts, were a private political formation which Adolf AH and the NSDAP used to maintain order at organized Party meetings and demonstrations. The group was formed in 1921, and grew to a huge force of nearly 3,000,000 men by the later 1930's. To instill esprit de corps, as well as create employment for the Blade City of Solingen, it was decided each SA man would carry a dagger with his Brown Shirt uniform. Huge quantities needed to be produced to accommodate the demand. The dagger initially was produced of hand-fitted nickel mounts with attractive finished wood grip and brown anodized (a bluing process) finished scabbard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe blade was etched with the SA motto, Alles für Deutschland. Examples produced prior to 1935 were stamped with the German sector of the SA group on reverse lower crossguard. Later examples underwent standardization through the RZM ministry. These pieces were produced of cheaper plated zinc-base fittings and scabbards were simply painted brown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrior to his \"unmasking\" as a traitor, Ernst Röhm was the leader of the SA. In 1934, he distributed approximately 100,000 SA daggers with his personal inscription on the reverse blade. These daggers were to honor individuals who had served with the SA prior to December, 1931. Other than the inscription, these pieces were identical to the standard M1933 SA dagger. After the Röhm purge, the inscription was ordered to be removed. Many examples were returned to the factory for grinding. Others were simply ground in the field by whatever means were available. Examples will occasionally be encountered with remnants of the original inscription remaining on the blade, but mostly none will remain. Some blades exist with an intact inscription, reflecting only the removal of the Röhm signature. Very very rarely is an example seen with a full, untouched inscription, as the holder would have surely risked a charge of treason.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45174914220101,"sku":"ONJR26JURA012","price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/5FFE8916-2C66-4937-AF38-5049DA377AC2.jpg?v=1781724135","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-german-early-wwii-sa-dagger-by-gebruder-christians-of-solingen-with-excellent-blade-scabbard-hanger-and-belt-loop","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}