This middle-made SS Dagger is a very nice example. The cross guards and tang nut are the nickel plated type. The plating on the obverse is in perfect condition throughout, showing no lifting and fine, bright areas. The reverse upper is also in nice condition with only minor freckling signs and on the lower example there are a little more signs of freckling, but not bad at all. The grip is a beauty, being of medium contour construction. This grip shows no repairs and shows almost no usage. It fits the cross guards like a glove. The SS runes button is the style that has a darkening in the backgrounds without enamel. The runes are raised out of the surfaces. This is a rarely seen runes button but is absolutely genuine. It is positioned in a north to south format. The grip eagle is a point-behind-the-head type. It shows good detail to the head, breast feathering, wing feathering, legs, wreath and mobile raised swastika. A very fine hit here! The scabbard shell is straight as an arrow throughout. It has outstanding original black paint. This paint still retains its factory brightness and other than a few extremely minor chips, is in near mint condition. It is rare to see nice paint like this. The matching scabbard mounts are nickel plated steel and they, too, have 100% of their finish and still have fine luster throughout. The screws are the dome head steel type and they do not have plating visible, but all are there and are untouched. The blade of this example is a real screamer. It has all of the original cross graining and is a fine, mirror bright finish. The SS motto is crisp to the etch and also has 100% of the background darkening. This blade is easily in full mint condition. The makers are RZM M7/15 (Carl & Robert Linder, Solingen) and Henkels J.A. Zwillingswerk. The blade shoulders perfectly fit the lower cross guard contour. There is a small amount of the tang clearance hole showing next to the blade on the cross guard. A very, very fine later made SS piece.