Since I picked up a couple honeys ,I thought we could get a fine thread going!

SA,NSKK what ever!

Here is a favorite! Kober

PVON

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One with hanger is a ground!

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Paul

You forgot to shoot them over a newspaper.

Remember what we talked about


Dang nice daggers, you did very well at the show !!!!!

Very nice Paul, very nice indeed!

Castle they look superb!

I THINK THE DOG USED THE NEWSPAPER BEFOR PAUL COULD GET TO IT.
THATS A GOOD ONE BOB

Bob C.

After seeing his dog's in person i can understand why

YES BOB
THAT IS ONE HOUSE I WOULD NOT JUST WALK IN TO. HELL, I DON'T LIKE GOING IN THE HOUSE WITH PAUL. THOSE ARE SOME BIG DOGS.

Rainbow Coalition Our Style:

Every so often I like to create a display of daggers that are usually stowed away:

This is a pair by one of my favorite SA makers both of which are in extremely nice condition:

The quality of the etching by this firm IMO is unsurpassed:

A closeup on the Malsch & Ambronn Logo.

Paul and Jim those daggers are screamers.

Another maker!

xc

Paul

nice dagger, very hard to get !!!

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jos schlimbach

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Nice Kober Paul. Gotta love those Suhl makers.

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Some very fine SA daggers here.

Great display there Jim.

Here you go.

Moto

Hilt

Maker Mark

Gau Mark

And, matching Tinnie

Note that the gau mark and tinnie are both from the Franken Group. I liked this tinnie so much that I bought a dagger that would match it. Hope that you enjoy.

Robert, that is a very cool tinnie.

I want to do the same with my Schliesen marked dagger. Still looking....

My one and only....

For you purists who love 'em uncleaned with nice blades and neat maker marks... here is the rest of the Carl Tillmanns from Ebay.

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Thanks for showing so many nice ones!

Wonder how TW book is going?

Who has more to show!

PVON

There are some very nice SA daggers for sure.
Tough decision but here are 3 of my favorites.
They are my favorites mainly because of the beauty of their grips.

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Nothing special with this grip but it is the rarest maker marked that I've got in my collection.

Peter Lungstrass

Fine stuff Pat!

Wow!

PVON

This is the only Brownie I have pictures of at the moment

THE BLADE

Try again

MM

Scabbard

Grip, showing stripes........Best grip I have seen in a while...ALL PHOTOS FROM GAILEN DAVID AS WELL AS THE PIECE.....THANKS GAILEN

Gents,

A moveable feast ... thanks to all of you for the visual festival, very, very nice!

Bill

Well two forum members are conspicously absent here. I think everyone would enjoy seeing some examples from Mike M and Kingtigers collection along with others. With a membership in the thousands there has to be plenty of other nice examples for display!!

Jim, when I posted my finest S/A it was bashed by someone in Europe and my photo taking skills [or lack thereof] were criticized by an American member without anything to say about my dagger! While I'm on my high horse, I posted my Chained NSKK, response, ZERO!, Posted my Chained S/S, response, 1 [thanks, reds] Enough to put me off! Regards

Uncle Carl

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Leipzig:
Sorry about the bashing which IMO sounds like it was uncalled for.
Insofar as the lack of response goes many have quit making comments like "Nice dagger", "A real beauty" etc. because they are so repetitive.
That doesn't many that several members haven't looked at what you posted and enjoyed it.
Jim

Heres my May and Vom Hau
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Jim, Thanks! No need for you for you apologize for others, but I appreciate it! It just seems if you're "in the clique" the other "cliquee's" will dis-locate their friggen' shoulder patting you on the back, while the rest of us get a few crumbs! Maybe it's me, but I don't think so,I've read similar posts in the past. Thanks for listening!

Moderator, if you want to move this to the Community Forum please do so, since it is "off topic" Regards

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Heres my Pfeilringwerk
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F Von Brossy Steinberg

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Ernst Bruckmann
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Ernst Bruckmann
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Ernst Bruckmann
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Hey Bob:
Those look as neat here as they did in person! When do you expect to be out this way next?
Jim

RZM 7/69/38
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Hi Jim
Thanks for the compliment. IM not sure when I will be back out there. Its a little slow. I m off all this week...but I will look and see.

Where to start!

So many nice ones shown!

Leipzig

Like Jim said!

William

some fine ones!

Jim M
send those up north to me!

Robert
Oh yea!


Buying minty daggers!

PVON

Just wanted to add this Heanel that I got in.
Best wishes , Ian

www.simplydaggers.co.uk

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Thanks to Bob for this one,

Heres my Undine with original to the piece 3pc hngr

And here is my Aescolupe with an interesting frog hngr. I have a few others to post when I get time to take the pics.

I didn't know that there was such a "frog type" hanger made for SA's. That's interesting.

Here's a unique hand-made frog type hanger:

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Herda with one piece hanger

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Here's my F. Ed Ohlinger thats personalized.

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Some very nice examples here. I have about 55 of these in my collection all vary in condition. I will choose a couple this week and try and get some good piccies for you. To me though each has character and a history all of its own, if only they could talk. I remember the first one I ever bought, it had been polished to hell and the tip was missing, the scabbard was dented and the ball mashed. I did not pay a lot in comparison to todays prices but I still have it in the drawer somewhere. Can anyone else remember their first purchase and do you still have it?

Keep posting those pictures, I may not make a lot of comments but I always look.

hey spock "55" how long you been collecting? i am up to 25 and that includes 3 nskk
my very 1st one was an SA by franz steinhoff it came with an rzm scabbard, didn't know at the time wouldn't make that mistake now! and yes i still have it, can't part with it even though it isnt right
sean

Wow Some amazing SA daggers, wish I had a few (ok most) of these for myself. I thought I would show mine

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Thought I would show this nice Justinuswerk (McSarr 7) available on the website.

www.simplydaggers.co.uk

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www.simplydaggers.co.uk

Wow. Some amazing blades you all got there. Nice touch with that artificial light too Pat. Really brings out the crossgraining in the blades...

Here is my first SA! arrived today
Oh & I`m poo at taking pictures

Out of the wood!

kinda grimy

Nice blade

Thank you Houston

Vaughan i like that very much, you done well for your first SA.and the photos are not that bad

Here is one I just picked up. A very simple RZM but in outstanding condition !

The eagle is very dull .. in pot metal I think ...

http://www.geocities.com/benm38/thirdcollection.htm

RZM marking ... all cross graining still present

http://www.geocities.com/benm38/thirdcollection.htm

Well I fussed and dithered and in the end I dragged them out.

I call this "SAtanding to attention". A mixed bunch. I hope to complete the inverted pyramid soon as I can.......

Hi Mr Spock,mmmmm over 50 daggers are you planning to equip your own army?

wooah nice collection spock beam them up to me

Spock,
No wonder there is such a meagre offering in the UK for T.R daggers, you have the whole stash. Outstanding and all in nice condition by the look of them. Do you have the McSarr list for rarity?.
Kingtiger has some opposition for the hoarding crown .

Somehow I missed this tread, I guess the Summer and all got to me. I have been distracted with General Officer's tunics and Allach. My regular computer fried in a lightning storm and I have been using a MAC and none of my pics are on this hard drive. I will have to drag out my few meager specimens and hope for the best.

I'll be back!

Mark

Cheers guys,

Jon I do have the list and use it on all MM ones.

I have started to write my collection up and attach tags. That bunch took a while, I have started on the Lufts and I will be making a move on the Army ones once I have dragged them off to a certain person here in the UK to run his eyes across. (soon,soon). I also have a box of bayonets in the loft, which were the start of this hobby and about 30 swords. I am going to concentrate my future efforts on SA/NSKK daggers ans photo albums. I will sometime soon start to dispose of all but the best of my other collectables. Glad you like the picture, my son was laughing as they were taken from the drawer, he likened it to the Tardis.

Well! So many nice daggers were shown, that I believe some of you have more to post!

Quality daggers for us to enjoy

Thanks to all for showing!

PVON

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Peres, Schnittert, Waffenhammer

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My lonely SA. Its just an RZM but i still love it!

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Lovely interesting grip

Just noticed that the grip on my RZM SA is not flush with the crossguards, and there is about 1-2mm overhang of the wood, Is this normal on RZM pieces?
See pic for example:

Hi Lewis, It looks like either the Grip or the Crossguards have been replaced on your SA.
It is normal to see a bit of 'shrinkage' in grips but not overhangs. Some makers have better grip to crossguard fit than others (see the attached picture). It looks as though the scabbard has had a repaint.
Hope this helps .
Best wishes, Ian.

www.simplydaggers.co.uk

Thanks for the reply. I have noticed other RZM SAs with overhangs, heres one on Lakeside:

http://www.lakesidetrader.com/pics/SA-267d.jpg

Have also seen some other sites with this overhang on RZMs.

Also with regards to the paint on the scabbard, i thought alot of RZMs were painted. And this paint has spidering, what makes you think its re-painted and didn't come from the factory painted like that?
Thanks

Lewis

hi lewis i too agree with ian something is not right with that grip it should not overhang like that, but the insignia looks to be set in the grip properly. oh and i love the blade it looks near mint
sean

Hi Lewis,
You are right RZM SA's do have painted scabbards and it might be right on yours. I just have not seen one with such a pale brown coloured painted scabbard. Could be an early repaint.
The RZM sold by Lakesidetrader I think maybe just where the grip has moved slightly against the crossguard making it look like an overhang.
Thanks, Ian

www.simplydaggers.co.uk

Thanks for the replies. I have made another thread regarding this, so this thread doesn't get clogged up!

http://daggers.infopop.cc/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=42090573&f...230044454#8230044454

Thanks

Lewis

man, there are some great daggers here!