No example photographed yet

Do you have a dagger by this maker? Photos of the maker mark, grip, crossguards and scabbard help build the record.

Share your example

Maker

Johanniswerk

Recorded maker of early SA and NSKK daggers.

City: Bayreuth, Bavaria
SA Group stamps: Fr
Types: Early

Early SA daggers

Johanniswerk of Bayreuth, Bavaria is recorded as a maker of early SA and NSKK daggers.

Production

SA Gruppe stamps recorded on its daggers: Fr.

Johanniswerk Stahlwarenfabrik used the same shield trademark with a crossed antler and arrow as Johann Leupold of Bayreuth. By 1937 Johanniswerk and Johann Leupold had merged to form Süddeutsche Messerfabrik GmbH.

Daggers of the SA-NSKK 1933–1942

A Collector’s Gallery · M G White-May

5.0 out of 5 from 26 collector reviews

330-page A4 landscape hardcover

Over 1,000 high-resolution photographs and illustrations

Maker histories with period adverts, catalogues and invoices

Fakes & reproductions, rarity and price guides, care and storage

“Absolutely stunning in every aspect. So much background information that has been missed in other books. Definitely worth the price.”