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Early SA Dagger w/RARE Brown Leather
Vertical Hanger & Belt Loop. C.G. Haenel
Suhl, Waffen-u Fahrrad-Fabrik beneath Haenel within
arrow TM. Nickel silver hilt fittings show light
surface wear/age patina with reverse lower crossguard
group stamped, "Sa" (Sachsen). Reddish-brown,
oak-grained wooden grip with superb, early production
quality grip-to-crossguard fit is perfect with no
hairline cracks or chips and is complete with silver
grip eagle and SA insert properly inset. Polished
blade grades EX++ showing light surface wear/runner
marks with some faint gray hazing, but no pitting
or nicks to cutting edges. Deeply etched motto retains
100% of the light gray background frosting. Dent-free
steel scabbard retains approximately 95% of the
brown anodization showing only minor surface speckling
surface wear to the edges of the shell. Nickel-silver
scabbard fittings with unturned screws, show surface
wear/age patina with a faint surface depression
to the obverse lower fitting and a depression to
the lower ball. The RARE brown leather vertical
hanger grades EX+/EX++ showing minor surface wear/age
with no rips or tears to hanger or retaining strap
or belt loop. The hanger clip shows minor age speckling
and is marked, "D R G M 1 2 8 2 2 0 8".
Nice early Haenel example with RARE brown leather
vertical hanger and belt loop. EX++ /Near MINT(26068)
$2395. SOLD

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