Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, By E. & F. Hörster Archive every single combat and casualty

every single combat and casualty for the first 18 months of the war has been tracked down

We were congratulated by the Commanding Officer on taking so few prisoners

the reverse inscribed with text

29 mm x 29

The labour books measure approximately 10

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, By E. & F. Hörster Archive every single combat and casualty(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dagger, measuring 42. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel dagger with a sharpened tip and edge, and dual fullers running approximately two thirds of the length of each side. The blade bears double sided acid etched designs consisting of central fouled anchors flanked by serpentine and arabesque imagery. A makers