Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
V
intage can be intimidating. It's certainly not as simple as going to the mall, finding your size, and buying a mass-produced outfit. You have to dig through racks and racks of wildly diverse items, with mysterious sizing, looking for…
The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Adrift in a sea of digital apps for every imaginable function, we often feel our needs are met better today than in any previous era. But consider the chatelaine, a device popularized in the 18th century that attached to the waist of a wo…
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
What would jazz look like if it had a physical presence? According to Sherry Ann Byrd, a celebrated quilt maker who posts on Show & Tell, it might look something like the hand-made "M-provisational" q…
Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
“And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of …
This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
The last time we spoke to Justin Pinchot, he took us on a guided tour of his collection of toy robots. Recently, J…
California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
When Bob Meistrell started surfing in Northern California during the early 1950s, 20 minutes was about all he could stand in the frigid coastal waters. Despite the constant rush of …
The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
It’s kind of ironic that Tommy Chong, the smokiest half of Cheech and Chong, i…
World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Tucked away in a lower Manhattan back alley, the freight-elevator-sized, generically named Museum is one of New York City's newest curiosities.…
Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
When I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, reading comics wasn't as popular as it had been in the ’40s or ’50s. But my older sister had comics, including a big collection of “Betty and Veronica.” Our parents encouraged us to read everything, so at 6 years old…
SS & SA daggers | Military History5 of 113 |  |  |
sayer34 loves this.Sizzle loves this.
Hedgewalker loves this.
Poop loves this.
zguy2112 loves this.
miKKoChristmas11 loves this.
musikchoo loves this.
dlfd911 loves this.
petey loves this.
walksoftly loves this.
Roycroftbooksfromme1 loves this.
BHock45 loves this.
PhilDavidAlexanderMorris loves this.
pops52 loves this.
Hems303 loves this.Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate
Posted 4 months ago
blunderbuss2
(85 items)
The SA dagger was given to me by a vet in the early 50's & the SS was given to me in the late 70's by a Col. who said he found it in an officers boot when captured. Lightening my load, I sold them several years ago after searching for relatives. Both had been kept in excellent condition & I continued that tradition of course.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
Military and WartimeMilitary and wartime antiques and memorabilia includes an enormously wide v…
Nice...I still have the SS black but never found the SA version...Will have to post mine but the blade finish is a bit "pockmarked". What with yours, mine and Bluemax's...we could have a fine old collection between us!
Steve
Steve
It's strange that the SA was always more common when the SS was a larger organization.
I think post war..a lot of SS gear was destroyed out-of-hand because of the obvious "negative" connotations associated!
Negative connotations? I can't imagine that! Actually Steve, it seems more of the originals are showing up as the old soldiers die off & the families don't have that association with with treasured souvenirs.
Hockey fans, I'm off line mostly because of Heineken Regatta & parties. Only 2 more days of partying.