Original German WWII Early Transitional Model 1933 SS Dagger by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard - RZM 941 / 36 / SS MG 42 Mounts Original Item: Steel butt plate

Original Item: Steel butt plate without checkering

probably to remove damage

The center medallion was enameled (the original Military Merit Cross was distinguished from the Knight 2nd Class of the Military Merit Order only by having silver instead of blue enameled arms)

History of the Savage 1861 Model

Original German WWII Early Transitional Model 1933 SS Dagger by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard - RZM 941 / 36 / SS MG 42 Mounts Original Item: Steel butt plateOriginal Item: Only One Available: The SS (Schutzstaffel) was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of Germany, and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied Europe. The SS