I'd like to make a couple of corrections to what zorro has stated. First, although most type I scabbards were anodized with two screws on the center ramp, some are found with painted scabbards with one screw. See Wittmann page 131 for such an example. Second, there is at least one example of a solid nickel type I chain that was sold recently on WAF. Here is a photo.

Also a painted scabbard with one screw.

Mongo you made the following statement: "Lower scabbard fitting same as the top one a N/S Herder one." Are you saying that you can identify the lower scabbard fitting as Herder? Also, I notice that your dagger has a short D-ring hanger attached. What did it attach to? It's too small to fit an SS belt. I too have one of these.

I would just like to add that if you put pigs in the luggage compartment of a plane they probably will fly.Not for sure but probably.

You can make philosophical swine analogies all day long if it makes you feel better. Wittmann wrote the tome... perhaps you should invest in it. As for the above photos, I'm sure most will recognize the author. Not mine.

"Do not cast pearls before swine".......... I do feel better.

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Originally posted by zorro:
Not the case.You will never see a nickel type 1 chain.Also type 1 chains are only on anodized scabbards.Looks like you have a waffen SS mans original dagger in a 1936 scabbard,he was proud of that first dagger and did not really care what us collectors thought about it.I must concur,you did good

Zorro You have arrived at the same conclusion. Not every thing is textbook until it appears in a textbook!.

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Originally posted by Skyline Drive:
Mongo you made the following statement: "Lower scabbard fitting same as the top one a N/S Herder one." Are you saying that you can identify the lower scabbard fitting as Herder? Also, I notice that your dagger has a short D-ring hanger attached. What did it attach to? It's too small to fit an SS belt. I too have one of these.

The chape was copared to one on standard 33 Herder of the same period they were identical .