Third Reich SS (Schutzstaffel) Model 1936 Officers Chained Dress Dagger, fine example with ebony grip having nickel eagle and enamel SS runes inserted. Lower cross guard stamped ‘Ns’. Housed in its anodised scabbard with Type C hanging chains, with open loops, skull without nasal septum and straight top upper links. Reverse of the chain with SS rune acceptance stamp. Excellent condition blade with much of the original finish remaining. Motto ‘Meine Ehre heist Treue’ and correct no makers trademark. The blade measures 22cms, overall 37cms. Some small chips to the grip on the reverse lower section but generally a very good example of a SS officers dress dagger. See the reference work, ‘The Service Daggers of the SS’ by Siegert for attribution of the chains type, the reference work by Thomas T Wittmann also shows this type of chain but he lists it as a Type 1.