Fritz die Spinne Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hallo, I'm in a pickle and need to sell the SS dagger my uncle brought home to get back on track with a new car. He was a US 110th Inf Rgt, 28th Div. A sergeant, T4, who drove a jeep. The dagger is a 12th SS Panzer field carried early war nickel fitted Roman numeral "I" marked dagger with straight hanger. Back of blade is blank. I'll include the captured enemy property certificate which has his name a S/N as part of the sale. What are my best options, or the right place in this forum to do so? My attentions are usually for WWI Bavarian research, not selling something like this. My usual sale outlets are banning the item outright. Vielen Dank! Fritz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin2 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Hello Fritz a real shame you have to sell such a wonderful piece of your family’s history. a really valuable item with great provenance. And looking at the certificate , your uncle brought some other cool stuff home with the dagger ! just make sure you find a collector to sell to rather than a dealer i hope you get the high price it deserves Best of luck Fritz martin2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Hi Fritz i also think that’s a special thing to have. The certificate, as Martin2 says, is special in its own right, having the two together gives your knife provenance and added value...... You say you’re in a pickle..... hang in there, pickles do pass! For now though, perhaps you don’t need as much dollar as the knife would sell for? So perhaps you could pawn your knife? Choose a reputable shop...! Perhaps, pawn the knife but just show them the certificate and keep it for now. That is if their loan offer on the knife would sort you out. Hopefully, maybe, you’ll be in a position to buy it back but if not, and it does become theirs, then I’m sure they would want that certificate before they sold it on. If it has to be sold, perhaps it would buy you time to find the right home for it at the price it deserves. you could continue trying to sell it even when pawned..... Good luck Fritz Best wishes tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz die Spinne Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Thank you, gentlemen! I keep getting lowballed on what I was always told in person appears to be a ground Rohm blade. A couple of guys asked me to take it apart to figure out the maker before they would make an offer--not something I would ever do! Am trying to resolve this 'pickle' and did consider pawning, but I am in the sticks of middle Connecticut. A pawn shop may not even see 42k selling this. I have some classic 30's horror film posters, autographs and 1902-1930's Dracula editions in the mix, so hoping those sell and let m keep Uncle Sonny's dagger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wolfe Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Never go to a pawn shop unless you want to give it away. Better a dealer than a pawn shop...I cannot believe I said that! If you must sell these two items (keep them together for the sake of Pete!) see if you can find a reputable auction house. Another thing about the way the world works as far as pawning items. Once pawned because you absolutely need the cash it is not likely you will come up with the money to purchase it back in the allotted time before the item becomes property of the pawn shop; that's just not being rational. Look to other ways to raise the cash you need and keep the dagger. Cars come and cars go, that dagger, once gone will be gone forever. Regards, and good luck. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Hi Gents, i was thinking maybe this was worth a couple of grand or so and buybackable.... Then i thought 42k was a typo? whats it worth please Gents? tony 2 hours ago, Brian Wolfe said: Never go to a pawn shop unless you want to give it away. Better a dealer than a pawn shop...I cannot believe I said that! If you must sell these two items (keep them together for the sake of Pete!) see if you can find a reputable auction house. Another thing about the way the world works as far as pawning items. Once pawned because you absolutely need the cash it is not likely you will come up with the money to purchase it back in the allotted time before the item becomes property of the pawn shop; that's just not being rational. Look to other ways to raise the cash you need and keep the dagger. Cars come and cars go, that dagger, once gone will be gone forever. Regards, and good luck. Brian Agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin2 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I’m no expert , but I would have thought with the nice condition, vertical hanger and certificate , a serious collector would be happy to part with £2500 martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz die Spinne Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 (edited) $2k--typo with shift key Edited October 20, 2018 by Fritz die Spinne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin2 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Hi Fritz what was the outcome with your dagger ? martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Here are a couple, but bear in mind that they are priced with accessories included, as pictured. https://therupturedduck.com/collections/edged-blades/products/model-36-german-ss-chain-dagger-1?variant=12092592455753 and https://therupturedduck.com/collections/edged-blades/products/model-36-german-ss-chain-dagger?variant=12092591276105 Maybe a little more than 2K. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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