pinned with dual gilt rank pips
flanked by the dates "1856" and "1931"
6 grams (excluding ribbon)
measuring 96 mm (w) x 45 mm (h) and two at 43 mm (w) x 40 mm (h) each
around a central raised fouled anchor set on a ribbed background
Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, by Alcoso GTRexclude pinned with dual gilt rank(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere, 1. Form). A first pattern Luftwaffe Officers 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 edges and tip. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel, circumscribing the companys classic scale logo. It sits securely within a