EARLY PRODUCTION**ROHM ERASED** WW2 Era Nazi German 1933 Pattern SS Man’s Dagger By Eickhorn Solingen (Rarity 1) Rohm Name & Motto Factory Erased Blade With SS Officer’s Service Number 46363 & Scabbard. Sn 21385:1 Daggers

**EARLY PRODUCTION**ROHM ERASED** WW2 Era Nazi German 1933 Pattern SS Man’s Dagger By Eickhorn Solingen (Rarity 1) Rohm Name & Motto Factory Erased Blade With SS Officer’s Service Number 46363 & Scabbard. Sn 21385:1 - 21385:1

All ranks of the SS were authorised to wear SS Man’s daggers (see pages 48 & 49 of Johnson’s book Collecting The Edged Weapons Of The Third Reich Vol 1). One side of the blade is crisply stamped with the early production manufacturer’s name Carl Eickhorn Solingen & serrated tail Squirrel trademark. Eickhorn made approximately 52,000 of these daggers and are rated as rarity value 1 (10 being highest rarity value) in the book ‘The service daggers of the SA & The NSKK’ by Siegert. There is no RZM marking indicating that this is an early production example. The name of the Nazi SA leader & friend of Hitler, Ernst Rohm together with 'Friendship' motto was inscribed on early SS daggers. In 1934, Rohm was accused of Treason against Hitler and he was executed. After Rohm's death Hitler ordered Rohm's name to be removed from all blades. This dagger was made with the Rohm name and inscription which has been contemporarily factory removed in compliance with Hitler’s order. The rubbing of the inscription has affected just the edges of the manufacturer’s trade mark. Over the rubbing is period engraved SS service number ‘46363. ’The other side of the blade has the correct "Meine Ehre Heisst Treue" (my honour is loyalty) etching. The black wooden grip is original and undamaged with just some minor service wear scuffs to the surface which can be seen in the images. The Nazi German National Emblem and 'SS' runes roundel are perfectly fitted. It has a Nickel plated cross guard & pommel. The cross guard is stamped ‘I’. The dagger parts are marked internally. The dagger is complete with its original black anodised metal scabbard. The scabbard has a single hanging ring and nickel plated chape and throat mount. The price for this rare early production Nazi SS piece worthy of further research regarding the SS service number includes UK delivery. Sn 21385:1

£3450