Quote: "Early SS High Leader Honor Dagger Scabbard. All parts on this post-war assembled scabbard are original, to include the oak leaf embellished nickel-silver fittings, scabbard body, and fine grained black leather. Superb workmanship by Solingen craftsman and longtime employee in the German edged weapons industry. One available. MINT (19503)"
Is the above an ad from the 1950s? Nope! I just copied this from Tom Johnsons current parts list inventory. Now step back to the 1950s when Atwood and others were buying up surplus dagger stock by the carload. Just about anything imaginable could be assembled and I expect this included honor daggers. One minor problem. If you wanted Gahr silver chain hangers you were on your own and had to have them fabricated. Is this how some of these honor daggers came about? I certainly don't know and doubt if anyone can say for sure either way. However any relic has to stand on it's own merits and that's the primary issue here. Jim
