Original German Early WWII SA Dagger by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Wartime Scabbard Category_MG 42 Mounts This denotes a manufacture date

This denotes a manufacture date of 1944

There are some soldiers bearing the Totenkopf (Death's Head) Insignia of the 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" on their collar tabs

There is not an entry for award of the Wound Badge for the gunshot wound in his Soldbuch

original condition

The tripod plate reads:

Original German Early WWII SA Dagger by AESCULAP of Tuttlingen with Wartime Scabbard Category_MG 42 Mounts This denotes a manufacture dateOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice early pattern SA Dagger, made by the rare maker Aesculap Werke AG of Tuttlingen, a company much more known for their surgical instruments than their blades. They only made these daggers for a short period of time, as the company was much more needed for its ability to make surgical instruments during the war, a business they continue to excel in. It comes complete with an original scabbard, which