Early SA Dagger. Aesculap Tuttlingen, crowned snake in the form of an S twisted around a pole within a double-circle TM. As stated on page 52 of The Sword And Knife Makers Of Germany 1850-2000 Volume 1 by the late Anthony Carter, "SA and NSKK daggers were produced with the round Aesculap marking.". Nickel-silver hilt fittings show light surface wear with the reverse lower crossguard group marked, "Sw" (Sudwest). Dark-brown, fine-grained wooden grip shows light surface wear with minor chips and one small depression adjacent to the reverse upper crossguard, but no cracks. Silver grip eagle and SA insert are properly inset. Polished blade grades EX/EX+, showing light surface wear/runner marks w/a few spots of minor gray shadowing and one tiny nick to right cutting edge. Deeply-etched motto shows wear to the black background frosting. Dent-free steel scabbard shows uniform surface speckling to the brown anodization and factory lacquer with no major loss of factory finish. Nickel-silver scabbard fittings show light surface wear w/a small depression to the underside of the lower ball, but no damage to the retaining screws. EX/EX+ (26031) $850.