HIM-9 Himmler Honor Dagger  
Here is likely the most desirable of all SS pieces! Hold it in your hand and history comes alive! This one was returned is 1945 to South Carolina by a Captain in the Signal Corps. It was passed on to his son who recently sold it to me. Blade is a Exc++ example with fine crossgrain. I like this one cause the etch still retains that nice dark etch that really jumps out at you. There is a bit of age likely from old finger prints, the very worse of which is towards the tip of the reverse. No cleaning, repointing, or sharpening, just normal light runner marks. The smooth tail Eickhorn maker mark is exactly as it should be. Blade to crossguard fit is excellent. Original crossguards are solid nickel and perfectly fit. The lower crossguard is bench marked as most are. I got this grip badly chipped so after some careful consideration I decided to have it professionally restored. As always when I do this stuff I fully disclose it. I include a link here for you to see the before pics. These early Eickhorns are notorious for chipping as the wood does not give at all, it just chips. I cringe when I see guys reef on the nut after taking one apart. Especially with an SS dagger, always give the wood a bit of room to move. There is still some flakes at the lower crossguard. Nickel eagle is lightly worn and properly inlaid. The runes retain 100% of enamel. Scabbard is awesome! 99% of anodized finish is intact as well there is evidence of original lacquer! The scabbard body itself is undented. The ball does have a small bruise to the reverse but retains its original shape. Ok so if you can live with a grip repair you have yourself a great buy on a great dagger. Exc+/Exc++
$10995

SS-202 Himmler Honour Dagger with Early Chained Scabbard
Another Vet purchased dagger. Picked this one up from the Vet's son in a tiny town, Chardon Ohio. Other than remove some old cosmoline it is exactly as I received it. It's never been cleaned or taken apart or messed with in any way. It definitely was worth the drive!! Blade is a good example with perfect crossgrain. There's some stains on the blade that are worse towards the tip, I would guess that this was put back in the scabbard with some moisture on it at some point. I'm tempted to clean it with some semichrome but I leave this to you if you so wish. There is no pitting, sharpening or retipping. Motto is nice and crisp. All the etching is equal in color and depth. The blade rates Exc+/Exc++. It is has excellent fits all around. The scabbard is the most desirable early painted type with solid nickel fittings. No plating here. About 90%+ of original paint is intact. The fittings show light period wear. The chain has some connectors that show twisting and one of the connectors has been period replaced as it's steel. I have provided excellent pics to show all this. It's not a big deal and we often see this on these type II chains. Witty speaks to this in his book available above. The chain is correctly proofed to the reverse. Excellent detail as you would expect. Nice burnishing as well.  The ball maintains it's original shape but it does have some minor bruises to the bottom. I of course have provided you with the worse views I can. The fittings are nickel-silver retaining all their screws. Solid hardwood grip is in fine shape being chip and crack-free. Eagle is perfectly fit with a some patina. Roundel retains 97%+ of enamel with a wee chip beside the outside circle, you will need an eye-loop to find this. The handle shoulders and radii nicely fit the solid nickel hand chased guards. All the patina matches everywhere. All the fits are there! Finally, I know someone will ask so I was answer it right here. "So how do you get a Himmler honour dagger in a chained scabbard?". Quite simply, when the guy got his chained scabbard in 1936 he chose to wear his Himmler dagger with it. This is not the only example that has been Veteran purchased this way and I'm sure not the last. This is one of the coolest daggers I have ever owned. It just screams authentic! An awesome combination and certainly destined to be the highlight on any collection. Overall Exc+/Exc++

14995

SS-210 Serialized Jacobs SS 
Rare as hen's teeth! Out of an old collection I just purchased. The blade has been cleaned along the way removing much of the crossgrain. The etch is crisp but lightened somewhat. The elusive Jacobs was one of only 2 makers to use an exclamation point at the end of the motto. There are some stains to the blade and roughness toward the tip. Rates Exc  These guards are solid nickel the lower is not district stamped, same as the example Wittmann shows in his reference pg 22. Under the crossguard it is engraved, "269418". This is the original owner's SS Serial number. The grip is in good shape being free of chips and having a hairline at the top crossguard. There is some period wear, small hits and evidence of wear but not abuse. The nickel grip eagle is well fit. The runes are just fine. The grip fits the crossguards well. The scabbard has and anodized finish with some minor bruises and evidence of wear. All the screws intact and unturned. The ball has a bump to the bottom. It fits perfectly with a nice snap. Nicely finishing the dagger is an original pre-RZM style vertical hanger and belt loop. No it's not mint, but it's rare to find a Jacobs in any condition. Exc+ $6295

SS-194 Early Eickhorn SS

 It’s very tough to buy unmessed with SS daggers. I have passed on many more than I have purchased. Here’s one that I managed to buy from a dear friend. It came several months ago from a Florida Vet. It’s never been taken down and is exactly as it was purchased. Blade shows minor age in the form of some light age gray and I know it’s been cleaned along the way. Motto and maker mark are nice and crisp. Perfect point with no sharpening. Good crossgrain remains. Exc+. The fittings are all hand chased solid nickel and well fit. The handle fits up to the guards perfectly. All the angles are correct. Lower crossguard is properly marked “I”. Peek under the lower crossguard and you will see a benchmark “5”. No, not required but always a treat to find. The grip is a nice crack free example with just a wee flake to the lower left obverse. The eagle is a correct nickel version and the runes have 100% of enamel. The scabbard fits the dagger perfectly and all the patina matches. The period repainted scabbard has some small crapes and evidence of light wear. The ball has a good hit, the screws are all intact. The fittings themselves are nickel silver. It all fits perfectly. Finally included is a pre-RZM vertical hanger, exactly what you would expect to see with this dagger. This large oval Eickhorn maker mark was only used for a very short time during initial production. If you take this off it will NOT be RZM marked. I didn’t remove it but I know because it’s not a standardized RZM version. Finally if you look at the back of the grip you can see marks where this hanger has rubbed in normal period wear. Oh, I do so love these small details!! Overall conservatively Exc+