£1,600
German Third Reich 1933 model SS dagger, partial Rohm inscription, by Carl Eickhorn, Solingen. A good scarce example, the blade obverse etched Meine Ehre heist Treue (My Honour is Loyalty), the reverse bearing In herzlicher Freundschaft inscription (the words Ernst Rohm has been obliterated) and maker oval squirrel logo. Black wooden grip inlaid with silvered eagle and replaced enamelled circular SS Sigrunen, the crossguard impressed III (for Berlin area). Housed in black painted nickel mounted scabbard with single suspension ring and complete with hanging strap with spring clip. Old repair to cracked grip, scabbard paintwork now AF. Service wear. Following Hitler’s purge of the SA during The Night of the Long Knives, Rohm was shot at Stadelheim Prison by SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer Michael Lippert on 2nd July, 1934, An order dated July 4th required all Rohm inscriptions to be obliterated from the blades, failure to do so risked severe punishment.
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