Exceptionally rare Numbered Full Röhm SS Dagger manufactured by Richard Abr. Herder of Solingen during the early period of SS dagger production.
Most importantly, the blade retains the complete “In herzlicher Kameradschaft Ernst Röhm” dedication rather than the removed or partially ground inscription encountered on the overwhelming majority of surviving Röhm SS daggers. The opposite face carries the standard SS motto “Meine Ehre heißt Treue.”
Furthermore, the lower crossguard carries SS membership number 19,890. Independent SS-number references identify this number with Hans Wieland, born 7 December 1893, subsequently SS-Sturmbannführer and recorded in 1935 as an SS-Obersturmführer serving on the staff of the 7. SS-Standarte.
Complete Röhm dedication, numbered attribution and desirable Herder manufacture combine to place this example in the upper tier of early SS edged weapons.
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This Numbered Full Röhm SS Dagger represents one of the most desirable variations of the Model 1933 SS service dagger.
Unlike an ordinary early SS dagger, these special examples carried the personal dedication of SA-Stabschef Ernst Röhm on the reverse of the blade. Specialist references describe approximately 9,900 Röhm honour daggers as allocated to eligible SS members who met the required early-service criteria.
Consequently, ownership of such a dagger originally indicated very early participation within the SS organisation.
Events during the summer of 1934 transformed their status completely.
Following the purge commonly known as the Night of the Long Knives and Röhm’s killing, an order dated 4 July 1934 required the Röhm dedication to be removed. Surviving daggers consequently appear with the dedication completely ground away, partly removed or, much more rarely, left intact.
For that reason, a genuinely untouched full Röhm SS dagger occupies a dramatically different collecting category from an ordinary M33 or even an ex-Röhm example.
Richard Abr. Herder belonged to the established Solingen edged-weapons industry and produced SS daggers during the early manufacturing period.
Visible beneath the lower crossguard is the distinctive Rich. Abr. Herder, Solingen trademark incorporating the firm’s characteristic device.
Equally important, the placement of the manufacturer’s mark is consistent with a blade carrying the additional Röhm dedication.
Specialist dealer archives document other unquestionably comparable Richard Abr. Herder full Röhm SS daggers, including numbered examples. Lakeside Trader, for example, preserves separate archive records for both full Röhm Herder daggers and numbered full Röhm Herder daggers. These are comparison pieces only and are not the present dagger.
That distinction should remain explicit in the catalogue record.
The reverse blade presents the feature that elevates this dagger into the exceptional category.
Running along the polished surface is the complete script dedication:
“In herzlicher Kameradschaft Ernst Röhm”
Translated literally, the wording means approximately “In cordial comradeship, Ernst Röhm.”
Crucially, Röhm’s signature remains present rather than being ground away.
Natural age spotting, minor surface disturbance and historical handling remain visible around the inscription. Meanwhile, the underlying blade retains a substantial amount of its original appearance.
Nothing visible in the supplied photographs suggests the heavy modern reworking normally associated with crudely reconstructed Röhm blades.
Nevertheless, because sophisticated reproductions exist, final authentication of any full Röhm dagger should always combine high-resolution blade examination with construction, maker-mark, etching and component analysis.
Turning the dagger over reveals the deeply etched SS motto:
“Meine Ehre heißt Treue”
The Gothic lettering retains strong definition and appropriate positioning within the blade.
Moreover, the relationship between the motto, blade shoulders and central ridge appears internally consistent with early SS manufacture.
Scattered age marks remain visible rather than an unnaturally uniform polished surface.
Taken as a whole, the blade presents as a historically used and preserved component rather than a modern pristine replacement.
Perhaps the most significant research feature lies on the lower crossguard.
Clearly stamped into the nickel fitting is:
19890
Independent SS personnel-number research identifies:
SS-Nr. 19,890 – Hans Wieland
A surviving secondary compilation records Wieland as born 7 December 1893, with NSDAP membership number 657,896, and notes his promotion to SS-Sturmbannführer on 20 April 1938.
Separately, a transcription of a 23 March 1935 Führerkorps proposal record for the 7. SS-Standarte identifies:
Wieland, Hans – SS-Obersturmführer – SS-Nr. 19890 – Stab 7. Standarte.
Therefore, two independent references presently connect SS number 19,890 with Hans Wieland.
That match gives the dagger substantially greater research potential than an anonymous example.
For definitive museum-level attribution, the next step should be retrieval of Wieland’s original Berlin Document Center/Bundesarchiv SS personnel material. Numbered SS daggers are particularly valuable research objects because surviving SS records can sometimes reconnect an artefact with its original owner.
Until that archival file has been obtained, I would catalogue the dagger as “attributed to Hans Wieland through SS-Nr. 19,890” rather than claiming documentary chain-of-ownership proof.
The hilt retains the desirable characteristics expected from an early-period SS dagger.
A well-shaped black wooden grip fits between substantial nickel crossguards.
Set into the obverse are the SS runic roundel and national eagle.
Natural ageing appears across the nickel surfaces rather than bright modern replating.
Similarly, small variations in tone and wear correspond with a dagger that has survived approximately nine decades.
The fitting relationship between grip and guards also appears convincing from the available photographs.
Accompanying the dagger is its black-finished steel scabbard with nickel-coloured throat and lower chape fittings.
Ageing across the body remains consistent with genuine long-term use and storage.
Additionally, the dagger retains a black leather suspension hanger incorporating its buckle, upper fitting and grip-retaining strap.
That accessory contributes materially to the completeness of the ensemble.
Rather than restoring or polishing these components, preservation of the present patina would be strongly recommended.
Based on the photographs presently available, the dagger displays a highly convincing combination of period characteristics.
Among the strongest features are the early Herder manufacturer mark, full dedication, correct SS motto, numbered lower guard, nickel fittings, black wooden grip, inset insignia, aged scabbard and period hanger.
Furthermore, the general ageing appears coherent across the ensemble rather than confined to one artificially distressed component.
No obvious modern replacement component stands out in the supplied images.
Most significantly, the number 19,890 independently resolves to an identifiable SS officer, providing an important external consistency check.
An in-hand examination with magnification would still be appropriate before issuing an unconditional written certificate, particularly because full Röhm daggers rank among the most frequently scrutinised SS edged weapons.
Modern specialist-market comparisons demonstrate the substantial premium associated with Röhm provenance.
Helmut Weitze has listed a Richard Abr. Herder M33 ex-Röhm SS dagger, where the dedication has been completely removed, at approximately €5,500.
Another comparable Weitze example consists of a numbered ex-Röhm SS dagger by Gottlieb Hammesfahr, SS-Nr. 20,494, offered at approximately €6,500. Again, the Röhm dedication has been completely removed.
By comparison, the present dagger retains the complete dedication, carries an identifiable SS number and was manufactured by Richard Abr. Herder.
Lakeside Trader’s specialist archive also documents several full Röhm SS daggers, including numbered Herder examples, confirming that this is an established but exceptionally scarce collecting category rather than an ordinary early SS dagger variation.
This Numbered Full Röhm SS Dagger combines several features rarely encountered together.
The complete Ernst Röhm dedication immediately creates exceptional historical scarcity. Meanwhile, Richard Abr. Herder manufacture places the piece among recognised early Solingen SS dagger production.
More importantly, SS membership number 19,890 presently identifies the recipient as Hans Wieland, later SS-Sturmbannführer and recorded on the staff of the 7. SS-Standarte during 1935.
For an advanced SS edged-weapons collection, this represents a particularly significant surviving early dagger and an excellent candidate for further archival research.
Final catalogue identification:
1934 Numbered Full Ernst Röhm SS Honour Dagger by Richard Abr. Herder, Solingen – SS-Nr. 19,890 – attributed to Hans Wieland – complete original scabbard and hanger.
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