A Fine Quality Manufacture 1St Pattern Early Luftwaffe Dagger By Stocker & Co. Of Solingen Auction Britain had compulsory National Service

Britain had compulsory National Service at the time and Butson noticed that there was a position for a physician

Butson was appointed Honourary Surgeon to Her Majesty the Queen in 1977 and was made an Officer of the Order of Military Merit (Canada) in 1982

as well as Unit Leaders and its Vice-Leaders

All medals are unnamed

one of the two lugs intact

A Fine Quality Manufacture 1St Pattern Early Luftwaffe Dagger By Stocker & Co. Of Solingen Auction Britain had compulsory National ServiceAn excellently preserved first pattern early Luftwaffe dagger of outstanding workmanship by the well established maker, Stocker & Co. of Solingen (SMF). Measuring 485 mm with the scabbard on, this dagger features a complete and untouched 305 mm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade. It features a wonderfully mirror like finish in mint condition, with only very limited contact common to extraction and return to the scabbard. The dagger slides in and