Luftwaffe Dagger Assembled?

[JerryB52]

Hey all, a guy was offering this as a post war put together blade. I assume from parts. His picture taking skills have something to be desired for sure. I guess it would appeal to an entry level collector perhaps. I traded my heer dagger so looking for a replacement. Thanks for any advice you can offer on this one

[Tank Destroyer]

Jerry, the way I was taught to look at anything you collect is to collect what you like. NOW with that out of the way, collect quality items not something to fill in that hole in the collection. People frown when it is said" will it increase in value for resell in the future" Everyone here on this forum collections will be sold during this life or after their death so value does come into play.
So save your money and buy a blade that you will be proud of not just happy with.
Just my two cent for what it is worth. Marty

[Larry C]

The logo on this Luft dagger is best described by WRF Member Rancid66 ..which this producer is a immediate postwar producer assembling what ever parts they can find from factories to sell to the liberating forces.
Included is the link to the Thread started by Rancid66

B&A daggers " Bolte & Anschutz" Post War Producer

It is relatively easy to recognize these types of daggers, because the edge of a dagger has the etched B/A company logo and motto Solingen 1939.
On the back side of the blade is stamped - Germany.

The company itself is owned by Fritz Reuss and A.Spiess.
Firms producing more personal weapons - guns asmall caliber rifle.
One very interesting thing - in the period from 1939. to 1945. The company expanded its operations , in other occupied countries, and mainly completed their own products. (The feature of the company , which will later be visible in production / assembly dagger to dagger.)

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According to the German proof law of 1939 , the eagle with spread wings above "N" is the provision proofmark . He revolvers , it had to be stamped on the barrel and cylinder . The stamp replaces the "U" under crown in use since 1891.
Curiously for the period , the stamp does not refer in any point to the Nazi state . The letter N can be an SP or M , probably depending on the location of the proof house . The figures
227 after the letters Rü could indicate the date of manufacture " February 1927 " .
So these revolvers , most probably manufactured at Liege , have been finished and proofed in Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945th
Marcel ( Belgium )

After the cessation of war activities during 1945,, The company is being confiscated.
But the owners of the company , following their pre-war experience , start a new production / distribution parade dagger, which would serve as souvenirs for the Western Allied soldiers .
They produced/composed: Herr , Luftwaffe and SA daggers .
The part for these dagger was sourced from all Solingen manufactories , which was in the previous period produced a parade blades.
Some times these type of daggers were composed of parts produced by one company , but most often times, there was a present mixture of different manufacturers parts.
Scabbards were a big problem for these companies, there was not much left after 1942.
Because these reasons BA company begins to production their own leather scabbards .
(Although we do not know, if there was organized some manufactures for other daggers parts.)
B/A likely ceased its activities during 1946. year, when in Germany was prohibited the National- Socialist partie .

It is important to note that the same daggers were made up of mostly original parts , produced before the 1943 year, but are asembled after the war .
So the same daggers were not belonging to any Wehrmacht officer, or there was no stores, as unsold dagger.
Such daggers cost approximately ½ price of original daggers who was manufactured and assembled to the end 1942 year .