Great video and thanks for sharing. I've just bought a very rough SA dagger (I'm a helmet collector but starting to get into daggers) that's been denazified. It's not ever going to be worth much but will have a go at replacing the eagle and it'll still be good for display!
The German army in later years often replaced parts on all sorts of items. These daggers were expensive to produce and if one say had a broken blade or missing eagle it certainly could have been repaired with newer parts which would make it authentic. Ive seen arguments by experts who can only go by text book examples which during a war is not always what happens. Field painted ss helmets with non standard decals applied due to change of duty or status are a great example of this.
Nice that you show what is sold on the market, see the SA dagger, assembled parts, someone has turned their old stock of spare parts into money ;), to some extent, the potential buyers themselves are also to blame for the many fakes and assembled specimens .......... something that is always supposed to be cheap, ............... beginners should buy from reputable suppliers, not on the Internet, from unknown ones, and rely on the “great” description
As the price of SA daggers continue to soar so the fakes and parts pieces keep getting better. Fortunately its virtually impossible to replicate the early nickel silver SAs
Hello, we do have a SA dagger (I assume Model 33) here which is from my great-grandfather. It is in good conditions. I would say 8 out of 10 points. I know there are many different manufacturers which is decisive for the value of these daggers. How about Gebrüder Heller - Schmalkalden? Can somebody advise me on this? If needed, I can send some photos of this dagger. Thank you!
Early SAs were made from non-magnetic nickel silver. Later SAs used Steel fittings on the scabbard. Quick and easy way to tell the difference if you cannot do it visually
Great video and thanks for sharing. I've just bought a very rough SA dagger (I'm a helmet collector but starting to get into daggers) that's been denazified. It's not ever going to be worth much but will have a go at replacing the eagle and it'll still be good for display!
The German army in later years often replaced parts on all sorts of items. These daggers were expensive to produce and if one say had a broken blade or missing eagle it certainly could have been repaired with newer parts which would make it authentic. Ive seen arguments by experts who can only go by text book examples which during a war is not always what happens. Field painted ss helmets with non standard decals applied due to change of duty or status are a great example of this.
Nice that you show what is sold on the market,
see the SA dagger, assembled parts, someone has turned their old stock of spare parts into money ;),
to some extent, the potential buyers themselves are also to blame for the many fakes and assembled specimens .......... something that is always supposed to be cheap, ............... beginners should buy from reputable suppliers, not on the Internet, from unknown ones, and rely on the “great” description
As the price of SA daggers continue to soar so the fakes and parts pieces keep getting better. Fortunately its virtually impossible to replicate the early nickel silver SAs
Do you have a website?
I have a SA dagger that I would like to see if you would look at and tell me if it looks authentic how do I get pictures to you?
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Hello, we do have a SA dagger (I assume Model 33) here which is from my great-grandfather. It is in good conditions. I would say 8 out of 10 points.
I know there are many different manufacturers which is decisive for the value of these daggers. How about Gebrüder Heller - Schmalkalden? Can somebody advise me on this? If needed, I can send some photos of this dagger. Thank you!
So what does the magnet really prove? Please explain, maybe you vould make a video about it.
Early SAs were made from non-magnetic nickel silver. Later SAs used Steel fittings on the scabbard. Quick and easy way to tell the difference if you cannot do it visually
Unless you are a rock and roll star or a Maharaja stay away from daggers and anything claiming to be SS. The depression is coming anyway.