SS Dienstdolch ''from my uncle''

[sebasvg]

2 days ago i posted the thread about the SS dagger with ''Himmler Widmung'' I really have no knowledge about this sort of 'stuff''.
But today my uncle vissit my place and i now he possessed an SS dagger and asked him to bring it to me to share with
you guys.
This one is real for sure!His father had an cafe in the town of Rimburg south-Netherlands.In 1944 waffen SS men where on there way
to Belgium(battle of the bulge)and they had an stop/pauze in Rimburg, some of them slept in the cafe of my uncle's father.
The next day they moved out and go on their way.One of them forgot his dagger and an Kriegsverdienstkreuz mit schwerten(also with
the pics).
Hope you enjoy the pictures!One of the pics is with the M40 Wehrmacht helmet that i bought from Maris the ''Ostlanddigger''.

[Larry C]

The dagger looks great..with looks to be a possible period fix or a recent fix with a period link connector closest to the center ramp of the scabbard. The Link opening is facing forward and should be facing towards the rear...not a problem IMO..but just an observation. Other opinions welcome.

The helmets would be best also to be shared in the helmet forum. Regards Larry

[Wagriff]

I Like it. A decent and honest chained SS straight out of the woodwork and unseen before. It looks to be in fine shape and not taken apart,cleaned or abused much-if at all.

I have to wonder, though, just how well that went over with the guy who forgot to bring it with him? I can just see the guys with him :"Uhh..Hans....Vehr ist your Dagger?? You lost it Again, Dumkopf?!"

[sebasvg]

yes unfortunately never one of them came back to my uncle's father.It's never been taken apart, cleaned and polished.
It's hanging on the wall next to his sleeping room:-)

[sebasvg]

Yes Larry i would do that! :-)

[sebasvg]

haha sorry I will do that(my englisch is not so good) ;-)

[gel65]

Awesome dagger the story is great always neat to when you can link an item like this back to the time and place it came from very cool

[Chris76]

yes unfortunately never one of them came back to my uncle's father.It's never been taken apart, cleaned and polished.
It's hanging on the wall next to his sleeping room:-)

Wouldn't your "uncle's father" be your grandfather?

[Wagriff]

A father's uncle would be your great uncle. Only your father's Father would be your grandfather.

[Chris76]

A father's uncle would be your great uncle. Only your father's Father would be your grandfather.

He doesn't write "my father's uncle".
He writes "my uncle's father".

To me, an uncle is the brother of my father (or mother).

And that is why I asked.