First I need to say that there is a bit of a problem with terminology.
Erich - When Rohm gave away a bit more than an eighth of a million daggers with his name etched on the back he called them "Ehrendolch" and gave out, at least to SS recipients, a certificate of entitlement called an Urkunde (sp?). One of these rare documents is what is in TW's book. Today thse are mostly called Rohm daggers or Rohm Inscription or Rohm Dedication daggers
What the collecting hobby has come to call a real "Honor Dagger" is well defined as being made by Eickhorn and having crossguards of a consistent pattern, a leather covered scabbard, two unique types of scabbard fittings and a Damascus steel blade ...except one or two unexplained ones with plain blades. They are found both as "M1933" and chained daggers. Enough have are around today to prove that they were made in small quantities and were not one-off examples.
There exist many other presented daggers, some with Damascus blades or sculpted crossguards or leather covered scabbards. They are sometimes called "Honor Daggers". No two are identical.
Fred,
If you are talking about the Rohm daggers, I don't agree that all the bloke got was a certificate.
If you are talking about the Eickhorn Honor Daggers, what applied to Blood Orders or Luftwaffe GO swords is neither here nor there as far as whatthe SS or SA might have done. If you have proof, lets see it.
Dave
