Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac pair of Collar Tabs with

pair of Collar Tabs with Service Bars and Overseas Chevron (gold bullion wire on olive green wool

The high-rising

which was later changed to "Killed in Action"

measuring 39 mm (w) x 52 mm (h)

in the newly formed Royal Air Force

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac pair of Collar Tabs with(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch). A well preserved, first pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 48. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade is plain, fully unmarked, and sits securely within a silvered alloy crossguard which presents in the form of a pair of stylized wings bearing double sided central sunwheel style mobile swastikas,