Postschutz (postal protection) daggers belong to the most misunderstood or ununderstood edged weapons of the III R. First there are at least three variants. The nearly unnown 1st Model with a scabbard like the 1st Model RLB leader. Eroneously from some collectors it was school related due to a certain photograph in which it is worn. I do own this certain original photograph, there is a handwritten dedication on the reverse and I can assure you there is not the least school related!
And there are two 2nd models with the chain. One kind numbered and the other kind (assumable later daggers) unnumbered and slightly shorter than the numbered models.
Naturally there has also been a material change.
Extremely rare are the portepees for these daggers and most interestingly there have been TWO variants! Proofed(!) by period wearing pics from which I do own several. Both had the flecked cord but one has also a flecked slide and stem and the other one has a plain silver slide and stem. I am quite sure that the variants had nothing to do with the status of the wearer but due to the period they have been manufactured. Those with the flecked stem seem to be the earlier ones, those with the silver stem the later ones.
About 20 years back nearly no collector did like and want them. Their price has been aound 2500-3000 USD and I remember that Wittmann had about 7-10 for years (Johnson also had at least 4 or 5), unchanged as it could be observed b the description and their numbers. Then it became public that the Postschutz organisation had been no protection for postmen carrying out letters but a high technology protection and SS related organisation and suddenly the offered daggers did disappear one after one and the price consequently did rise until today.
Here my Postschutz leader, a late variant, unnumbered with the obvious later portepee variant (the full rig coming directly out of a household), regards,