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Bringing up a very good thread JR posted 7-12-2016

I think it should have been posted at the top in SS section along with some other threads
for collectors!

Info and pictures are top rate!

Would be a help for collectors instead of rooting around to find it!

JR shows some of the best pics on the hobby and has been willing to share pics and info with collectors!

And its free!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I say free!!!!! Yup!

I saw many questions in ss section asking is this chain real!

Well the answers are available with great pics! GO Figure!!!!!!!!

German Daggers has much info and pics by collectors such as JR sharing and no 200.00 shipping! Just look!


Read the info shared by you the collector! I like seeing threads I can look at and read and talk to other collectors!

I was looking at some fine thoughts by members! Wow! Much info given!


This was just the opening of this ABC's of chains by JR

Who remenbers this on!

PVON


When the Tom's wrote their edged weapon references, SS chain daggers were labeled into but 2 different categories. They were either Type I's, or Type II's. But over the course of time the collecting community came to realize that these 2 chain variations, didn't fit all of the configurations of M36's know in collections.

In 2010, author / collector Ralf Siegert wrote a reference which for the first time defined 4 distinct categories into which SS Chain daggers fell. And also broke those groups down into characteristics which defined them, and a general time line in which they were manufactured.

They are as follows:

TYPE A- Nickel constructed chain, with a septum in the nose of skull link.

TYPE B1- Nickel constructed chain, void of the nose septum

TYPE B2 Steel constructed chain, void of the nose septum

TYPE C Steel plated constructed chain, unique link characteristics and considerably different from the other 3 listed above.

All of these chains and their unique characteristics are broken down and easy to understand and observe close up, in Ralf reference. I think we also have them listed in the blog section of our website.

Here are some examples in the Meda Militaria collection:

www.medamilitaria.com

Hoping some one can open that thread!

Just a couple pics to start that JR showed!


PVON

Amazing pics JR shows!


Things like these threads should be pinned!


Did I say free!!!!!!!! Right in front of us!

If the whole thread can be brought up great! Or I will take 1 pic at a time!


JR had told me to grab a few pics on things if I needed! That was May!


Well these are the things most of us want to read and see!


Sections on SS daggers and topics! We have them buried! Free pics and info on this forum!

You see something bring it up!


I hope JR will post on what he found or others!


1 other thread I am going to bring up


The Pinnacle of SS daggers!!! Just read the stuff by Ryan,John Z,Ron Weinand,Ross Kelbaugh


The info was amazing!


PVON

These initial production TYPE C's, at times came with some of the scabbard components comprised of nickel. In other words, they can be found with the lower chape, top fitting, or even just the throat, made of nickel. This style of M36 fell in the time frame of when the last of the nickel was going away, and the introduction of plated components started making their way into the scene. In all likelihood, 1937ish

These early TYPE C chain assemblies are usually found with thick struck links, and heavy quality beautiful plating. Here is another example.

Just posting a few pics!


Just look at the pics!


We should do a show just on all the SS daggers he has shown!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should be a thread just on his SS daggers!!!!!!!!!!

Details he shows! And Has always shown for yrs is breath taking!!!!!!!!!!!


Now I have had SS daggers over my collecting yrs but never a SS chain! Never had the chance! GO figure

But I can see what real looks like!

No pics thru a pop bottle! Just clear and to the point!



PVON

Been lucky that JR has shared some more pics!


M-36

Beautiful JR

Thanks for letting me reach out to you and your sharing of info and pics
of SS chained daggers!

More coming!

PVON

B-1 chain

Enlarged 2 of them

The "Dirty Dozen", as a friend of mine named them.

JR
Now that's borderline plain cruel.
What a lineup. There are really no words worthy enough.
Ed

JR, Woah! Amazing!

Yes its all eye candy!

And we all need to see some!

Thanks for taking the time to share!


PVON