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