SS Dienstdolch

**keith smart** · 10-30-2011, 11:52 PM

Greetings from South Carolina. This dagger came into a local gun show last weekend and I carried it home. It seemed correct with two anomalies. The lower was turned around and the ss "button" was about 90 degrees from vertical. I know you should never disassemble or clean these things but I did both. I used a mild paste on the blade and fittings called MAAS and lemon oil on the handle. It is a Boker. With the guard being backwards, does this indicate post war assembly? Any thoughts/opinions

would be appreciated.Best, Keith

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-30-2011 11:52 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**keith smart** · 10-30-2011, 11:55 PM

Here is a shot after light surface cleaning and orienting the crossguard

**Little Mermaid** · 10-30-2011, 11:56 PM

That is a beauty!

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-31-2011, 09:00 AM

Hi Keith, people mess with things and daggers get taken apart simply for curiosities sake.

You did the right thing turning it around and that old oil and gunk needed to come off the blade in this case, as long term it would have potentially caused the blade to grey.

Cheers, Ade.

PS: Welcome to the forum! And congrats on a good original dagger.

**talltom** · 10-31-2011, 09:03 AM

very nice you did the right thing and it does look a lot better now
welcome to the forum

tom

**CARL** · 10-31-2011, 09:17 AM

Welcome to the forum Keith,

Congratulations on picking up a cracking dagger there, well done! Nice work cleaning her up too!

Regards,

Carl

**Mac 66** · 10-31-2011, 12:43 PM

Keith, a great find & a nice clean up job

keep an eye out on ebay for a solid nickle bottom fitting for the scabbard

**keith smart** · 11-01-2011, 12:34 PM

Thanks for the welcome and impressions of the dagger. I did locate a beater SA, with a suitable lower fitting that I will use as a donor. best- keith

**Mac 66** · 11-01-2011, 01:26 PM

by keith smart

Thanks for the welcome and impressions of the dagger. I did locate a beater SA, with a suitable lower fitting that I will use as a donor. best- keith

Great, show us a pic of the finished dagger with its bottom scabbard fitting added

**keith smart** · 11-04-2011, 12:35 AM

Thanks for all the positive comments. I received a beater SA in the mail today that had an excellent scabbard fitting. These tiny crews are not for the faint of heart. Best-Keith