One last comment on this topic from me: We have yet to establish WHERE the Gau mark was applied.
I, for one, have never believed that the Gau mark was applied by the manufacturer. I have always felt that the application of the Gau mark was at the Gau level during the initial issuing of the SA Daggers from the area, not from the manufacturer. I don't believe the manufacturer would have shipped to each member and the Gau was responsible for distribution.
Next, if this was not the case, why do we see different locations of the mark on the crossguard for some Gaus??
Ho and Bo come to mind right off and why would the manufacturer, if he was the source of application, vary the loctation??
Until we can establish WHERE this Gau marking was applied, the theory about unused stock will remain an unanswered question IMO.
