SS dagger and sheath

Object | Accession Number: 1992.107.1 a-b

Overview

Brief Narrative: The dagger and sheath were found by Bert Sherman in a German jeep, March 1944, Devonshire, England.
Date: found: 1944 March
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bert Sherman. In memory of all victims who perished in the Holocaust.

Classification: Weapons
Category: Daggers and swords (edged weapons)
Object Type: Daggers (lcsh)
Physical Description: (a) dagger: steel blade 1-9/16" wide, bold engraving on one side. Steel hilt with wooden handle [1-1/2" wide], large steel rivet at top of handle; small steel German National Insignia embedded to center of handle; circular "SS" enameled emblem at top of handle, inset into wood of handle.
(b) blade cover; lacquered or painted blade with rounded steel tip, rivets at side, wrapped with leather strap.
Dimensions: overall: Height: 14.920 inches (37.897 cm) | Width: 3.110 inches (7.899 cm)
Materials: overall : steel, wood, leather, enamel
Inscription: On blade, verso, bold lettering in German, old style script "Meine Ehre Heist Treue" [My honor your life]; on blade, face side, small lettering near hilt "[SS insignia] 120/34"

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The dagger and sheath were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Burt Sherman.