Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Province of China the reverse with an inscription

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939” (“FOR WAR MERIT 1939”)

with only minor contact to enamels from use

In glossy finished bronze

with gilt loss and discoloration to enamels

each link is separated via three small looped chain links on the top link and two small with one larger link on the bottom

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Province of China the reverse with an inscription(Heer Dolch fr Offiziere). A Heer Officers dress dagger, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the edges and tip. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic squirrel logo. It sits securely within a nickel plated alloy crossguard, the obverse of which