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)

the liner demonstrates soiling and slight fatigue consistent with wartime use

and scratching of the scabbard paint

It is dated to Hamburg on November 18

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