German. NSKK Chained Officer Dagger by Voss
German. NSKK Chained Officer Dagger by Voss
HISTORY. This NSKK Chained Officer Dagger was found at Mauthausen Concentration Camp by Sgt. Bill Cieply, member of 11th Armored Division who liberated the camp the first week of May 1945. In addition, Sgt. Cieply brought back from the camp a SS Police NCO Degen, SS Officer Police Degen, a Luger (with a Totenkopf expertly mounted on both sides of the grip), a set of SS cufflinks & the most beautiful SS Dagger you have ever seen.
Rare dagger maker Emil Voos, Solingen. The wooden grip is in perfect condition. The SA runes button is nicely placed and retains all of it’s enamel. The nickel grip eagle fits tight and has nice detail. The crossguards and tang nut are nickel plated with a small loss of plating on the lower crossguard edges. The blade is a fine, bright example with all the original crossgrain, with some small minor aging spots and a few tiny nicks on the upper blade edge. The SA Motto is crisp. The reverse ricasso is etched with a double RZM circle atop the Emil Voss code, “M 7/2”. The scabbard shell is straight and with all its original paint. Mounts are nickel plated steel and have retained 98% of the plating. The chain is nickel plated steel, RZM marked and NSKK Pattern Protected stamped twice and near mint. Overall an excellent example..
A11118