Lot 4469

Description

Germany, Third Reich, SS dagger, early issue, pre 1936, lower reverse crossguard with impressed number 104231 for NCO and EM grade, black ebony wood grip inset with silver Army eagle and SS runic badge, handle chipped and cracked, nickel silver guards, black anodised scabbard with nickel silver fittings, rusting to the scabbard, top and bottom scabbard fittings of the type with two screws, blade features standard SS motto (translated to My Honour is Loyalty) and plain on reverse except near the guard is the maker's name, Carl Eickhorn / Solingen (squirrel). Blade clean and unmarked, without nicks, rubbing near to maker's logo caused by scabbard, very fine.