Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Morice helped form 121 Wing

Morice helped form 121 Wing of the Tactical Air Force and having by then flown every type of operational fighter aircraft and been advanced to the acting rank of Group Captain

All box contents are near extremely fine to near mint

1075mm in length

with two ties sewn at the midway point

bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a raised silver inscription of “VERDIENST” (“MERIT”)

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Morice helped form 121 Wing(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch). An extremely well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 41. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade is plain with the exception of a makers mark on the reverse ricasso of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. The blade sits securely