SS-Ehrendegen

SS-Ehrendegen is a ceremonial weapon or small sword.

Also recorded as SS-Degen; Degen (SS); Ehrendegen (SS); Ehrendegen Reichsführer-SS.

Overview

It is associated with Nazi Germany and German Reich. The record gives 1935 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Catalogue entries for arms and armour state maker, marks, mechanism and, where relevant, licensing. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

type of weapon of honour, used between 1935 and 1945 as an award for SS men in Nazi Germany

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Degen (SS)”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q5251769: SS-Ehrendegen
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