
Most early SA daggers will have a coded group mark on the reverse of the lower crossguard. These Groups were named after cities, states or regions of Germany or neighbouring countries. Although SA Groups changed over the years, these are the ones that existed in late 1934. If you have a dagger with a Group mark not in this table, please let me know and I will include it. Click here for a map of the SA Groups.
| Code | SA Group |
|---|---|
| A | Alpenland |
| B | Berlin-Brandenburg |
| BO | Bayerische Ostmark |
| Do | Donau |
| Fr | Franken |
| Ha | Hansa |
| He | Hessen |
| Ho | Hochland |
| Kp | Kurpfalz |
| Mi | Mitte (Centre) |
| Nm | Nordmark |
| No | Nordsee (North Sea) |
| Nrh | Niederrhein (Lower Rhein) |
| Ns | Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) |
| Nw | Hilfswerk Nord-West |
| Om | Ostmark |
| Ost | Ostland |
| P | Pommern (Pommerania) |
| S | Schlesien (Silesia) |
| Sa | Sachsen (Saxony) |
| Sm | Südmark |
| Su | Sudeten |
| Sw | Südwest |
| Th | Thuringen |
| W | Wachstandarte (Feldherrnhalle) |
| Wf | Westfalen |
| Wm | Westmark |