UBB.threads Forums Edged Weapons SA & NSKK Dagger Forum Mint,Mint, Mint, Armeso SA dagger!!!!

Guys I have just stumbled onto the nicest, untouched, mintest SA dagger that I have ever owned or even seen. It is a maker marked Armeso in a diamond with name Artur Melcher Solingen Merscheid.WF stamped on lower crossguard. The blade is mirror finished with 100%!!! crossgraining and no hint of runner wear or graying.100% burnishing to motto and maker mark. The fittings are perfect and still have 70+ years of patina, never cleaned and no wear at all. They would clean up stone mint!The handle is beautiful with no wear to the esgle or SA roundel. Nice patina and age to both. High feathering on the chest feathers of the eagle. The scabbard fittings are beautifully age toned with no wear and all and the ball doesn't have the slightest hint of wear. The scabbard finish is easily deep brown and uniform at 100% Scabbard screws have zero wear. I have been out of daggers since I sold my collection 6 years ago. I have owned over 30 SA maker daggers in my time. I have had Karl Malsch, Paul Weyersburg, man at water pump, etc... but I have neither owned nor seen an Armeso. Can't find in any Whittman or Johnson back issues. Does anyone know the rarity scale of such a dagger? This dagger has it all rarity, uncleaned patina and probably unissued or as mint as you can come without being unissued. Trade bait for the SOS! cheers, Ryan S

Hi I will take photos. If anyone can post for me please email me at rsellick@rogers.com

Send them pictures to my email ryan, adamkir@hotmail.com and I can post them.

Sounds awesome!!

I just can't wait to see that baby.

Hi Pat and Adam. Now that I have had some time to collect myself after getting home with this dagger from a local medal show I may have been generous with my description. Many of you, including Patrice have some amazingly conditioned daggers in your collections. I guess that being in Canada we do not get to see mint or near mint conditioned early SA daggers anymore. Also since I have technically been out of the dagger hobby for six years since my first dagger purchase in 1982 (RZM SS, near mint for $150.00)I guess I was a little generous in my description. Having said this, my example is extremely nice and better than any SA dagger presently available on any dealer site that I have seen. It would definately be a highlight piece of any SA collection. cheers, Ryan I will attempt tp borrow a digital camera later today. My camera sucks

Hi Gents it would appear that after some checking of the forum archives that an Armeso dagger is a newly discovered maker and a 10 on the rarity scale. Apparently the only other one known surfaced at the Max show. My example is mint conditioned in all aspects. Thanks and cheers, Ryan

bring them pictures on

Hi Ryan,there was one sold on the Militariaweb.com 2 weeks ago.A forum member bought it,so if he sees this post he might post some photos of the dagger,Regards nats

This maker is not listed in "Fisher's" or on the McSARR.Can't wait to see the photos.

"ARMESO" is a slogan or trade name.

The manufacturer is Artur Melcher of Solingen Merscheid. Hard to find dagger.

Dave

Hi Dave, thanks I guess ARthur MElcher SOlingen,ARMESO cheers, Ryan

Here is my list of slogans or trade names:

Amso Alber Mebus
ASSO Schuttelhoffer
ARMESO Artur Melcher
Bavaria Fritz Barthelmess
Breidora Bredohr, Johann
C A M Carl Aug Meis
Chromolit Arthur Wingen
Diogenes Herder & Sohn
FABRIKMARKE Baurman & sohn
Gaefler F u A Helbig
Gazelle Gebr Krusius
Grade Grah & Deppmeyer
Grawiso Gebr. Grafrath
Gustok Stock, G&W
HUBEO Berns, Hugo
Kwick Carl Zander
Kroneck Ernst Erich Witte
Linor Hugo Linder
Lux Carl Tillmann Sohne
Mobil Franz Steinhoff
Macero Henckel & Muller
Remeve Cuno Reimscheid
Romuso Romuso
Senta Linder & Sohne
Siegfried EP&S
Undine Kuno Messenberg
WaSso Schnittert

And here are some "Werks"


Baumwerk Boker (Baum =Tree)
Christianswerk Grebruder Christians
Constantwerke F. Herder
Deltawerk Hugo Linder
Dreizackwerk Ed. Wusthof
Gladiatorwerk Carl Wusthof
Gloriawerk Gustav Felix
Hack-werke Joseph Hack, Steyr
Hoffnungwerke Ernst Dirlam
Juliuswerk J. Schmidt & Sohne
Justinuswerk Justis Brenger & Co.
Kolumbuswerk Eduard Becker
Lowenwerke C.Lutters & Co.
Pfeilringwerke Pfeilring - Muller&Schmidt
Pumawerk Lauterjung & Sohn
Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co
Zwillingswerk JA Henkels

Dave

Ryan, Great find this maker can be found in John Fishers Latest 2 volume set of SA dagger maker trademarks quick reference guide... on pg 784... He lists it as RARE...estimate made 1,000...DAVE H

Nice find! I didn't know they even existed.

Thanks for posting the pic and info Dave...

Mark