Early Personalized RZM 188/35 SS
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Its our second time owning this beauty! Remember guys if ever you want to sell us back item we've sold you please let us know we are always interested! Here's an example out of an old collection. Blade shows some minor age yet retains good crossgrain. Motto and maker mark are crisp and well executed. Perfect point with no sharpening. Exc+/Exc++. The fittings are solid nickel and well fit. The handle fits up to the guards perfectly. All the angles are correct. Lower crossguard is period stamped with the guys serial number and to the left his name, ``H. Grill. Upon a search of the records we find that H. Grill is actually NCO Rottenführer Hans Grill. This guy joined the Allegmaine SS in 1933 and in 1939 moved to the Waffen SS as a Panzer-Jäger with the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte. He was awarded the Black Wound Badge and EKII. Grill passed away in 1961. The grip has some chipping and a couple hairlines to the reverse. 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 scabbard is anodized, actually for all you guys out there who think that RZM's are less desirable-wrong. These early RZM`s (1935) reflect all the quality of early daggers to include all nickel components and early issue district stamps. The ball is fine, the screws are all intact. Finally included is an Assmann marked vertical hanger. Included with the dagger is a research package done by noted researcher Robert McDivitt that includes 2 photographs.
| Rating: | Exc++ |
| Item Number: | SS-293 |
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