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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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