Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, by E. & F. Hörster Auction constructed of a card stock

constructed of a card stock backer

measuring 122 mm (w) x 56 mm (h)

It is dated to Hamburg on November 18

and scratching of the scabbard paint

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, by E. & F. Hörster Auction constructed of a card stock(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere, 1. Form). A very well preserved, first pattern Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 49 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31 cm long, nickel plated magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and edges. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of E. & F. HRSTER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic monogram logo. The blade sits securely within