A SS R�hm Reconsidered - 01/04/2009 02:36 PM
Hi All:
As a follow-up to my posting about the qualifications for receiving an Ehrendolch, I have re-examined an earlier post (http://daggers.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/477091573/m/9230005855) about the unground R�hm SS dagger currently offered for sale at ADFMilitaria.com (item 10099). I have received numerous inquiries about this dagger and want to share an update of my thoughts since this serves to show the new era of collecting that is now emerging: an era that is now supplementing opinion with documentation. The dagger is numbered and identified to Sturmbannf�hrer Horst Sch�rer. Numerous collectors examined it at the recent Max Show and it appeared to not raise any questions. However, the documentary evidence does raise some important issues. In this case there are numerous records available on Sch�hrer by which we can judge the artifact. In my original posting, I mentioned that, though his personnel record card recorded that he did not receive an Enrendolch, he qualified for one. I want to now revise that statement.
Ross Kelbaugh
www.ssdaggers.com
As a follow-up to my posting about the qualifications for receiving an Ehrendolch, I have re-examined an earlier post (http://daggers.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/477091573/m/9230005855) about the unground R�hm SS dagger currently offered for sale at ADFMilitaria.com (item 10099). I have received numerous inquiries about this dagger and want to share an update of my thoughts since this serves to show the new era of collecting that is now emerging: an era that is now supplementing opinion with documentation. The dagger is numbered and identified to Sturmbannf�hrer Horst Sch�rer. Numerous collectors examined it at the recent Max Show and it appeared to not raise any questions. However, the documentary evidence does raise some important issues. In this case there are numerous records available on Sch�hrer by which we can judge the artifact. In my original posting, I mentioned that, though his personnel record card recorded that he did not receive an Enrendolch, he qualified for one. I want to now revise that statement.
Ross Kelbaugh
www.ssdaggers.com