Original WWII Swiss Model 1943 Officer's Dagger by Elsener Schwyz with Scabbard & Portepee Swedish Militaria In Africa the 12th Bombardment

In Africa the 12th Bombardment Group

His legacy of discipline

Gas Masks had been required equipment from the outbreak of the war but where had all the wooden gas rattles from WW1 gone

A massive shock wave and ball of flaming gas was hurled in all directions

including neighboring New York

Original WWII Swiss Model 1943 Officer's Dagger by Elsener Schwyz with Scabbard & Portepee Swedish Militaria In Africa the 12th BombardmentOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of the Swiss Model 1943 Officer's Dagger, complete with the original scabbard and red white portepee. As with other examples we have seen, it is marked on the blade ricasso with serial number 255544, with maker Elsener Schwyz Victoria marked on the other side. Karl Elsener was a Swiss cutler, inventor and entrepreneur. Karl Elsener completed an apprenticeship as a knife maker in Zug.