Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, Ii Pattern, By Carl Eickhorn Archive in multi-colour embroidery

in multi-colour embroidery

presenting general oxidation across the arms

It shows an Army NCO wearing a Knight’s Cross and a Close Combat Clasp of very good quality

with length of old tattered sash ribbon

the Fourteenth fought in Burma until withdrawn for the invasion of Malaya and replaced in Burma by Twelfth Army

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, Ii Pattern, By Carl Eickhorn Archive in multi-colour embroidery(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A second pattern Kriegsmarine Officers dagger, measuring 425 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic metal blade with dual narrow fullers running the length of each side. The blade bears double sided, acid etched designs consisting of central fouled anchors flanked by arabesque and serpentine imagery. A makers mark is also etched onto the reverse ricasso, reading