I bought this dagger about a year ago, off a man who helps out on a stall at most Militaria shows at Farnham Maltings & is more than aware of how much you can realisticaly get for third Reich items.The dagger came with some research but very incomplete as this thread has shown.Now it took about 8 months to get this dagger off Ron & he sold it to me for �4000 cash in a pub carpark one autumn evening. Oviously he was not happy & even less when it's very black history & some photos came to light.Now when I saw the dagger at the last Farnham show on Bunter's stall, which he sold to forum member Robinhood for �5700,I had the same feeling as when I saw mine, in that here was a well preserved early 36 with inscription(hopefuly some traceable) & not a plated or parts dagger.Now I know you will not get any bargains off Bunter & these types of daggers in good condition are not common, but have the price of EARLY 1936's gone up within the last year by around �1200?