Original German Early WWII SA Dagger by August Bickel of Steinbach-Hallenberg Ancient The Zakka Khel Expedition

The Zakka Khel Expedition

The brass grip and knuckle guard is partially retained and was mounted on a dagger blade

The original sling is a Vietnam War era Nylon type

presumably with the Turkish mount was then captured by the Finns in the Winter War with the Soviets of 1939/40 as evidenced by the Finnish Arsenal and inventory date added in 1943

the Bulova version of the A-11: this was the watch that was issued by the British as the Mark VIII

Original German Early WWII SA Dagger by August Bickel of Steinbach-Hallenberg Ancient The Zakka Khel ExpeditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice early pattern SA Dagger, made by firm of August Bickel in Steinbach Hallenberg, near Suhl, Germany. It comes comes compete with the original scabbard, though it is probably a replacement. The dagger has solid nickel silver fittings throughout, and is a nice example. The crossguards and tang nut are in very good condition throughout, though they were polished heavily recently, so all of the patina is