Article about: This dagger was given to me around 1956-57 by a US Army officer. I have done some research on this website have not seen one with the same engraving on the scabbard. I was wondering what com
This dagger was given to me around 1956-57 by a US Army officer. I have done some research on this website have not seen one with the same engraving on the scabbard. I was wondering what comments this group may have regarding this dagger. It was made by Gustav Ross and has the letter S on the back of the hilt on the handle.
Hello welcome to the forum and thanks for showing your dagger. A couple things would help an accurate evaluation greatly, and mostly that would be more photos please? If your asking solely about the inscription? If it was given to you that early I would think it was period done, imo. It looks to have a personal message (heartfelt/sincere congratulations? from what I can make out w/o speaking German) on the crossguard, and the SA region/unit information on the scabbard fitting, along with possibly his join date (I'm guessing). As for the knife what little can be seen I d say it was overly cleaned and the grip had a coat of lacquer sprayed on it or it s heavily oiled? The fits look nice (grip to crossguard). I'm confused on the maker information however. I cannot find a Gustav Ross there is A Gustav Voss but the gau mark you reference (letter S) is not listed as one used by the manufacturer. Emil Voos yes. But again given its history and the length of time you have owned it I'm sure it's more confusion than the dagger being messed with. Again more pictures will help clear things up. Kindest regards.
Brian
Reference images from Larry's previous post and from germandaggers.com
Last edited by bsiwula1; 10-17-2019 at 01:19 AM.
Reason: Correction of translation (maybe)
I personally dont see any issues with the script or the engraving but will wait for Andreas to chime in on the script type.
Best Larry
Not much I can add, I'm afraid. As said above, "Herzlichen Glückwunsch" means "heartfelt/cordial congratulations".
"1/J.29" is the 1st Sturm of Jägerstandarte 29. That Standarte was subordinate to SA-Gruppe Bayerische Ostmark and headquartered in Passau in Lower Bavaria.
(I cannot comment on the technical aspects of the engraving.)
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