SA Dagger at local pawn shop
I'm considering in buying this SA Dagger asking price is $800 it came in with two P38's and 4 German Lugers, sadly the Pistols were gone in one day this is the only thing that is left. I took the best pictures The pawn shop owner said it was real and that all he knows said he was not in the collection side of it just selling what people pawned. Anyone that can tell me if this is worth $800 I will pick this one up. also has what looks like a (M i) stamped on the cross guard Thanks.
Pretty nice dagger but me thinks the scabbard has been repainted based on color. Could be lighting. Either way way I think you could do better at $800 with some patience. Not able to comment on rarity as I do not have the chart in front of me. Wait for other opinions.
John
Typical High grip shoulders to the low step lower crossguard fit....JP Sauer is known for that detail on the majority of their SA daggers.
JP Sauer
Haenel and Wilhelm Kober are Suhl producers known for their low step crossguards.
That letter M on the lower guard should be for the SA Gruppe " Mi " Mitte
I dont think you maybe seeing that little letter i ...but Mitte is one of the SA gruppe desginations for this dagger.
You can see the Gruppe marks list here for reference >
SA Gruppe marks known to Dagger Producers and Manufacturers
I would expect to see an oak grip on these Sauer daggers ...but they did vary.
The scabbard is painted which means mid to late period ...it does not originally belong to the dagger.
Im going to guess that the paint is brown and not Red as it appears due to the photo.
Early dagger with a mid to late period scabbard.... I think you may have some wiggle room to negotiate a lower price due to the 2 different production periods.
Regards Larry
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Thank you that helps. So would this be considered a parts dagger?
Its not that far off ,,I would consider a parts dagger 3 or more parts.
This would be considered " Mismatched " dagger and scabbard
Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
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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