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Hello has anyone ever seen a mixture of nickel silver and aluminum chains on first pattern Luftwaffe daggers was it possible for early nickel silver pieces to have a combination of aluminum chains as manufacturing switched to aluminum or are these all "part" daggers? Thanks cheers and best, Ryan

Hello Ryan, up to now I have not seen a mixture of nickle silver and aluminum chains/chain oarts on first pattern Luft daggers which looked doubtless period done. In my opinion it might happen (for what reason ever) that an earlier dagger has a later aluminum chain but no mixture within the chain itself.
BUT we have to keep in mind that during the state of production a new (surplus) nickle silver chain part did look nearly identically to a new aluminum chain part so it MIGHT have happened that a worker did not check carefully and did put togethere such "improper" parts. What do we know.... BUT the question is also if you would like to have such a dagger with all it´s doubts in your collection.
Regards,

Thanks Wotan MWM is a fairly rare maker of first pattern Luftwaffe daggers I wonder if that is impactual cheers and best, Ryan