Looks like the early & very rare 1st type Sa Dagger motto font ,pre 34 I believe (called in collectors circles the Christmas dagger). Certainly by one of the correct makers, I will let others opine as to its originality .Regards, Paul
Laser etched Motto...dagger is ruined.
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I might be wrong but I thought that all the christmas blades had the early eagle and they were not Gau marked since they were only issued December 1933 and the standard blade was finalized February 1934. The motto on this also looks a lot different than other Pack Christmas blades I have found online including many letter differences. Looks nice but I am very doubtful of this blade.
The 2nd production of these Christmas dedication blades had the small eagle changed to the national eagle emblem. Only a short production run of these have been found in collections today which if this example were authentic..the price range would be that of a full Rohm inscription.
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One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
This Early Dedication font pattern when the SA dagger was first introduced were given out as Christmas gifts to High ranking SA leaders and other personality types.
IMO when the production began in January 1934 a small run of these were produced first before transitioning over to the commonly large seen font type and I am not sure if any were SA Gruppe marked..as these are as rare as the initial short eagle type.
Regards Larry
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