Description
Product Description: This Ground Röhm SA Dagger is a choice example of this scarce and desirable dagger type. The obverse of the blade retains excellent cross-graining, with a crisply etched motto. The reverse of the blade had the etched Ernst Röhm dedication factory removed and new cross-graining added. The tip and edges of the blade show no damage, with normal runner marks from being in and out of the scabbard as well as small areas of slight surface graying and freckling. The reverse ricasso has the typical small Carl Eickhorn maker mark, nicely etched. As expected, this mark is situated closer to the guard than was standard, to accommodate the Röhm dedication. The handle of this dagger is very appealing and shows only slight wear. The correct early type solid nickel guards show only minimal patina. The lower guard is marked with “Fr” for SA Gruppe Franken. The rosewood grip is nice, with no cracks, and only scattered small marks. The eagle is a correct early type, and the enameled roundel is intact, with toning to the metal. This hard to find Ground Röhm SA Dagger is complete with its original scabbard. The scabbard body retains most of the original factory applied brown anodized finish, with signs of honest wear. The nickel scabbard fittings match the handle nicely. The suspension ring is intact. This is a nice and untouched dagger that would be hard to upgrade. It is in outstanding, excellent plus plus condition.
Historical Description: The “Sturmabteilung” (SA), formed in 1921, was the original paramilitary branch of the Nazi party. With the Nazi rise to power in 1933, a dress dagger was introduced for wear with the iconic “brown shirt” uniform. As the SA was a huge organization, with an eventual strength of close to three million men, there was a huge demand for these daggers, and they were produced by 123 different makers, from larger factories to small, cottage-industry workshops. The daggers featured a wood grip with an inset enameled SA emblem and the German national eagle and swastika emblem. The blade was etched with the motto of the SA, “Alles für Deutschland.” The early daggers were crafted with the utmost quality, in both workmanship and materials. Originally, the name and logo of each manufacturer was etched on the reverse of the blade. These early daggers featured hand-fitted nickel silver fittings, and scabbards that had an anodized coating. Prior to around 1935, the daggers were stamped with an SA group letter on the reverse of the crossguard. In 1936, the Reichszeugmeisterie der NSDAP (RZM) organization began to standardize the manufacture of the SA dagger. Commercial type manufacturer markings were to be eliminated, and replaced with the RZM logo as well as an RZM code to indicate the manufacturer. Late production daggers marked with RZM logos usually are made with plated zinc fittings, and have aluminum grip eagles. Instead of the early anodizing process, later scabbards were simply painted. During the transitional period around 1936, many daggers were manufactured bearing the RZM logo and maker code in combination with the earlier type maker names and logos. These transitional daggers can be found with early or late features, or a mix of both.
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