NSKK M33 Dagger w/3-Way hanger by Herder
Price: Sold
Description: Early ‘Herder’ blade remains in excellent polished showing only the slightest of scabbard runner marks. Well defined, highlighted etched motto, “Alles fur Deutschland ” to obverse and Herder ‘Crossed-Keys’ makers logo to reverse ricasso. Excellent Nickel-silver crossguards, pommel and tang nut.The reverse of the lower cross guard is stamped “nrh”;. Smooth dark wood grip fits snuggly to both top and bottom fittings with little to no shrinkage. Nickel-silver national eagle and enameled SA button are excellent and nicely fitted to grip. Black lacquered steel scabbard shows 99% of its original finish with only slight edge wear; Nickel silver fittings retain all four of their unmolested, perfectly aligned retaining screws. Dagger comes with its original 3-way hanger that is a perfect fit all around and indicative of originality with this dagger. A remarkable early NSKK that would be hard to upgrade!
BACKGROUND: The development of the NSKK, “National Sozialistisches Kraftfahr Korps” (National Socialist Motor Corps), can be traced back to 1923 when the SA introduced a “Kraftfahr Abteilung” (Motor Section) to transport personnel as required. In 1928 the SA Motor section was expanded to “Kraftfahrstaffeln” (Motor Squadrons). In an attempt to create a national motor corps, the NSAK, “National Sozialistisches Automobil Korps” (National Socialist Automobile Corps), was formed in April of 1930 as an NSDAP auxiliary organization subordinate to the SA. In early 1931 Adolf Hühnlein was appointed as Chief of the NSAK and proposed a name change to NSKK, which was officially accepted in April of 1931. Still subordinate to the SA in 1933 when the SA dagger was introduced, the NSKK also adopted the dagger shortly after its introduction. The dagger was intended as an ornamental item and its design was based on the traditional 16th century Swiss “Holbein” dagger. In May of 1936 Korpsführer Hühnlein decreed the NSKK dagger scabbards were to be finished in black to differentiate them from the SA dagger.
