Germany, Ss. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, By J.a. Schmidt & Söhne Auction Archive marked "STERLING" and maker marked

marked "STERLING" and maker marked with the C

(Verleihungs-Urkunde)

Soldbuch in generally very fine condition except for the front page where Wehrmacht eagle had been blackened out with ink

with shoulder straps on both shoulders

depicting a rose pattern with a thin chain around the exterior rim

Germany, Ss. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, By J.a. Schmidt & Söhne Auction Archive marked "STERLING" and maker marked(SS Dienstdolch M33). A well preserved SS Model 1933 Service Dagger, measuring 37 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel dagger with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) in Fraktur script. The reverse ricasso bears a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) insignia, situated about a maker code of