would very much appreciate your help - 08/25/2006 03:47 PM
i posted this initially on another forum, and one of the posters there advised me that this place might reap me more information, so here i am.
ive been doing some research to try and find out what a dagger that was among my late grandfathers possessions actually is, ive always had a rough idea, and in recent weeks ive been getting a better handle on it, i beleive its an SA high leader dagger, one or two things are slightly off from a few things ive read, the number of links cited, the dates on the usage of the makers mark it has etc, so i'm looking for info.
about the only thing i know is that it is for real, he brought it back with him from the war and it dwelled in his musty attic for years, at some point the remains of the rotted leather was removed from the sheath (i vaguely remember him doing that as a child) he claims he was stabbed with it, but as people have pointed out its a dress dagger and they consider that unlikely, though he was stabbed and invaldid home during the war, i'm not sure where he served for certain though i know he was envolved with the liberation of belsen, i'm in the process of getting his war records so i'll know more when that happens, anyway here are some pictures
i'd appreciate anything you can tell me
ive been doing some research to try and find out what a dagger that was among my late grandfathers possessions actually is, ive always had a rough idea, and in recent weeks ive been getting a better handle on it, i beleive its an SA high leader dagger, one or two things are slightly off from a few things ive read, the number of links cited, the dates on the usage of the makers mark it has etc, so i'm looking for info.
about the only thing i know is that it is for real, he brought it back with him from the war and it dwelled in his musty attic for years, at some point the remains of the rotted leather was removed from the sheath (i vaguely remember him doing that as a child) he claims he was stabbed with it, but as people have pointed out its a dress dagger and they consider that unlikely, though he was stabbed and invaldid home during the war, i'm not sure where he served for certain though i know he was envolved with the liberation of belsen, i'm in the process of getting his war records so i'll know more when that happens, anyway here are some pictures
i'd appreciate anything you can tell me