Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Used to see those in Germany and always wanted one just for historical purposes but they are expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 53 minutes ago, Trigger Mike said: they are expensive Ain't dat da trufe. I just did a quick search, looking to see what branch that was for (SA, the "Brown Shirts"), and saw where one sold for what I thought said $1,300. That seemed a heap, but then I looked at the price again. There were two 3s. $13,300.00. Wowser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I have one that is identical, except for that fancy watch fob on yours. Mine says "JOHANN EUPOLD -BAYREUTH'' on the other side. I think one of my dads cousins brought it back, been in the family as long as I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I've got some Nazi-era coins that my dad collected many years ago, plus I have a Nazi-proofed Luger. Unfortunately these days you have to be careful about showing stuff like that to other people, lest somebody report you to the FBI as a possible neo-Nazi or right-wing sympathizer. To us it's just history and not something to be whitewashed, but the snowflakes don't see it that way and they'd love to get you into trouble for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 54 minutes ago, Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 said: I have one that is identical, except for that fancy watch fob on yours. Those are the chains by which it hangs from the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go West Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Father in law got his at Battle of the Bulge. No chain, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 The dagger is a Nazi, “Sturmabteilung” or “SA”. The SA were (generally speaking) the forerunners of the SS. They were Hitler’s organized gangs of thugs; the murderous, violent animals that attacked Jews, Gypsies, and others Hitler labeled as undesirable. They attacked people in their homes, on the streets, and in their businesses, killing and injuring and intimidating people andestrying property, homes and businesses. Hitler eventually had the leaders of the SA killed, including the leader, a guy named Röhm. There’s more to all this..... I used to collect all things related to Nazi Germany, including uniforms, medals, various daggers, etc. I had at least six of these SA daggers. There’s a SS version of this very same dagger that has something like, “My Heart Is True” as an inscription....I forget, exactly. I had about ten of those. Anyway..... Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Photo showing the chains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 For the record: This isn't mine, (I wish it was) it's just a picture I saw on another site and thought it was pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: For the record: This isn't mine, (I wish it was) it's just a picture I saw on another site and thought it was pretty cool! Huh, and here I thought you won the Ohio Lottery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 29 minutes ago, Dutch Wheeler said: Huh, and here I thought you won the Ohio Lottery! I wish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 You have to be a real expert to collect those today. There have been fakes on the market since the 1950s. Daggers and medals. Very hard to tell the originals from the repros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 If you know what to look for, the fakes, even the good ones, are fairly obvious. Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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