Original Rare German WWII Model 1936 Officer's Chained SS Dagger with Scabbard German Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the oil cloth sweatband

and the oil cloth sweatband base layer has lost virtually all of the lacquer coating

The steel shell is stamped S 35C indicating Schlueter manufacture and dating from 1943

One of the runners inside is also missing

and instruction card

Blade Style: Single Edge "Bolo"

Original Rare German WWII Model 1936 Officer's Chained SS Dagger with Scabbard German Awards Medals Badges Insignia and the oil cloth sweatbandOriginal Item: Only One Available: The SS (Schutzstaffel 'Protection Squadron') was originally formed in 1925, ostensibly to act as a small, loyal bodyguard unit to protect the Fhrer, Adolf AH. Under the direction of the Reichsfhrer SS Heinrich Himmler, the SS grew to be the most ruthless and feared organization of the 20th century. They were the vanguard of the NSDAP and eventually controlled nearly every function of German life and much of Occupied