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March 2022 Auction Day 1
Lot 230:
Transitional SS Model 1933 Dagger by RZM 941/39 Carl Eickhorn Stunner
The original service dagger "SS Dolch pattern 1933" of the third type, marked "RZM 941/39 SS" (Eickhorn) and ended with a short attack RZM M5 / 25
A rare copy of the "SS Dolch" (SS Dagger – Schutzstaffel), model 1933, complete with original short cap and in good condition. The dagger, officially introduced on December 15, 1933, is also known as "Holbein Dolch" because of its resemblance to the 16th century Swiss dagger reproduced in a painting by painter Hans Holbein. This specimen has a trade mark marked with the code
RZM "941/39 SS" as it was in the case of daggers made recently (1939-42)
This code was assigned to the famous manufacturer
"Carl Eickhorn" Solingen , who often used it in conjunction with his own trademark that has changed over the years.
Its design features and the brand on the blade can certainly be traced back to 1939. "Reichzeugmeisterei der NSDAP"(The National Materials Office of the NSDAP), colloquially known as "RZM", was organized as a registration and control agency authorizing private companies to manufacture items intended for the Nazi party or its direct subsidiaries (SA, NSKK, SS and HJ).
< br>Beginning in 1935, RZM tried to impose its control on the production of side arms by standardizing components and forcing the use of the RZM trademark on the blades. In the same year, the SS began marking some daggers with their own recognition system, which replaced the common RZM codes. This system lasted until 1937, when the practice was suspended with the reorganization of RZM (there are a few more such brands for 1938, the expiry date of supplier contracts, and a few others for 1939 and 1940). In September 1940, due to the worsening economic conditions of a war-torn country, official production actually stopped, even though other units were produced until 1942.The wooden handle painted black has some visible cavities. In the upper part there is a runic symbol SS (slightly damaged), and in the center there is a Nazi eagle in silver nickel. The runes and the button that contains them respond perfectly to the original model, like an eagle with extremely precise details and a "military" expression, unlike those present on the copies, which often resemble a hen’s head. A handle of natural wood from the first period.
The two guards were made on an injection system introduced in 1936 of a metallic, non-magnetic, zinc-based, then nickel-plated material. The "hood" is magnetic.
The obverse of the stainless steel blade is engraved
"Meine Ehre heisst Treue" (My honor is loyalty). The letters of the inscription are very detailed and deeply engraved. Typical of the blades of the last two periods is a central "spine" that runs along the entire length of the blade, which is very pronounced, as it should be in the middle and early third period.A pronounced thorn causes greater friction of the blade against the inside of the scabbard, which often causes, as in this case, some of the marks on the tip of the thorn to disappear. The double character used in this case by the manufacturer
"Carl Eickhorn" is present and clearly visible on the blade: the initials
"RZM with code 941/39 SS" underneath.
The blade measures 22 cm, while the total length of the dagger in the scabbard is 37.5 cm.The tip of the vagina and the mouthpiece are also made of nickel plated and firmly riveted with round head rivets and show no signs of corrosion. Very well-built and proportional support ring. The scabbard is made of black painted iron sheet and is perfectly preserved.
The dagger is completed by the typical vertical black "short attack" of chrome nickel, marked
"RZM M5 / 25" the manufacturer’s mark is for
Christian Theodor Dicke, Ludenscheid.
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