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Finally found a reasonable example. Other than the plated crossguards aging, the quality is good for 1939. Tang has CAH marking, paint has just enough spidering to know it's old.
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That's a nice one with a not often seen maker mark.
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Nice one Dr. John. Congrats! -wagner-
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And that's what I call thick scabbard throat
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Nice John. I have had a couple of these over the years (2 M36s with this mark on the blade out of the veteran's hand). A rare one that only existed for a short time. Nice score. Ron Weinand Weinand Militaria
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A fine dagger. RZM pieces in this type of condition are undervalued but are coming up fast-you don't see any minty ones around anymore.
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I agree with the above observation.
I'll go on to say that these "late" (although still pre-war!) RZM SS daggers got slammed a little hard in "volume V", which probably kicked off SS dagger collecting for the masses.
It is true that the materials used in the fittings (dagger hilt and sheath) of these 39- 40, and some 38 dated daggers is suffers more from oxidation than the German silver used in the earlier daggers, I view this more as a period reality to be lived with rather than an issue of quality.
Regardless of how one feels about the material differences, one fact often overlooked is that there were far less of daggers awarded during the 38-40 time period than there was from say the end of 33 until 1935.
Lastly, even though I am not one to get all giddy over the syle of some marking or stamp, I do find the SS runic markings found on the blades of these types,(sometime etched twice) to be an attractive collecting feature and one that is pretty much unique across the spectrum of SS edged weapons.
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Here's the 38 version Logo of this transitional that many of the members here did a "hands on" at the SOS 2 years ago. The tang on this example also has the CAH stamp on it.It is in virtually brand new condition: Jim
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Thanks Guys, I like this new one. Nice one Jim, here's my 38 as well. The SS runes are sharper, but mines missing the eye in the etch. Now I need a large double oval Eickorn SS...
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The one I'm missing. Credit to whoever's this is...
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John: These could probably constitute a collection all by themselves. Excellent examples. Jim
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