Back إس إس-ديجين Arabic SS-Ehrendegen German Espada de Honor de las SS Spanish شمشیر اساس Persian Spada d'onore delle SS Italian 親衛隊全国指導者名誉長剣 Japanese Sword of honour of the Reichsführer-SS Malay Ehrendegen des Reichsführers-SS Dutch SS-Ehrendegen Portuguese Почётная шпага рейхсфюрера СС Russian
| SS-Ehrendegen | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Dress sword |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Schutzstaffel |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1935–1945 |
| Specifications | |
| Blade type | Single-edged, straight bladed. |
The SS-Ehrendegen or SS Honour Sword, also SS-Degen (officially Ehrendegen des Reichsführers SS[1]), is a straight dress sword that was worn with an SS uniform from 1935 to 1945. First introduced in 1935, the SS sword was designed by Karl Diebitsch, Heinrich Himmler's personal advisor on art and design within the SS. It was originally manufactured by the Peter Dan. Krebs firm of Solingen, Germany.[2]
The sword has a long thin straight blade produced at different lengths to accommodate the height of the wearer. The Degen's hilt features a D-shaped knuckle-bow (fingerguard) and a black ribbed wooden grip. The grip is bound with silver wire and features an inset disc featuring the SS lightning-bolt runes.[2] The scabbard is painted in black enamel and has decorative silvered top (locket) and bottom (chape) mounts. It was worn with an aluminium braid sword knot embellished with the SS runes in black on the stem.[2]