SS-Dienstdolch Modell 1936 Named to Willi Hase SS No. 199 462

[Frogprince]

Your slipping Ade ....................scabbard??? .............

This is spoken in jest - but I would not be so hard on Ade: As I missed it myself in my first look (so I made it bigger). With if I’m correct, a nickel plated steel version of the M1936 scabbard. That is much less commonly seen engraved because of the tendency for rust (from the rupture in the protective plating) to get underneath the plating and cause it to lift and peel away. FP

[Max Hansen]

To my disappointment, I learned that since Willi Hase was only a Rottenfuhrer and not an officer there are no records kept here regarding his war record. I would have to find someone in Germany, and then most records are still sealed. The good news is his name is not listed among the dead.

Max

[gerrit]

Very nice catch!

[sandgroper]

Really nice dagger mate with fantastic provenance!

[Max Hansen]

Thanks to the above for the comments...the dagger has not been touched at all and was hanging above a fireplace for many years when it was brought back to the states. Like a coin, I don't believe in cleaning items of this type; I like em' just as they are.

Regards to down under! Max

[Max Hansen]

Hi G,
Never been to your country but maybe some day...I was very lucky to "snatch" this dagger away from a big collector just after it was listed. The file that comes with it weighs at least a pound.

Regards, Max