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04-03-2022 12:48 AM
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Hi Joseph ..your the first one to post a dagger in the new NSKK dagger sub forum
The cosmoline was either done during liberation or post war ...I can not see any of these Third Reich Edged producers..mucking up the blade and runners and then distributing them throughout all the SA gruppes.
Take into consideration when buying cutlery ...hunting knives ,,surgical etc... then and now ...no cosmoline is present.
The Third Reich heirarchy was all about image and pomp and were proud of these knives ..from all varied branches to be presented to them. These were daggers of honor ...not some M1 rifle coming out of the factory.
The dagger you posted is correct in every detail.
Lets stake a step back ...myself and a few other collectors have taken these scabbards down to clean what has built up on the high points of runners from the use of oil attracting moisture and dirt
when you get a chance read this thread I written on cleaning dagger runners > SA / SS Runners preservation
To answer your question ...its NO ..those runners were squeeky clean when they left the factory.
Image and quality was everything with the Germans during that period..and they had an idea to sell and they did it well through marketing everything with huge appeal.
If and when you buy this dagger ....wipe that cosmoline off . I frown against taking down as I said in my runner cleaning thread ...not unless you know exactly what you are doing with patience and common sense ..knowing when to stop especially if the scabbard screws refuse to turn. Not all daggers can be taken down ...just a warning.
The dagger is a decent late period example still showign the original burnish on the RZM logo ..but seems the cosmoline removed the burnish from the etch which would be a ghreat reson why the period producer did not apply it to the blade.
Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
- Larry C
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
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