Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger Auction mainly the 2nd (Special Service)

mainly the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion

especially concerning its development

maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “107” for Carl Wild

very fine condition with fraying of the spine and minor discolouration

a glider pilot’s badge

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger Auction mainly the 2nd (Special Service)(Heer Dolch fr Offizier mit Gehnge). A well preserved Heer Officers dress dagger, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade is unmarked and sits securely within a nickel silver crossguard, the obverse of which bears a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with an intact brown leather buffer pad