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Fellow collectors,

Over the years I have been fortunate enough to have purchased several Political type daggers, SS, SA and NSKK, and naturally I have noticed the obvious better quality fit of early made pieces compared to the later produced RZM variety. That said, one particular issue has long bothered me.

I have noticed that on later produced 1936 pattern chained SS daggers, with unmarked blades, there can often be a wooden grip that is outrageously too large for the upper and lower guards.

Please see attached some photos of one of my own daggers, a �36 pattern with type B2 chain assembly, (R. Siegert), otherwise known as Type 2, (T. Wittmann).