Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Auction The pommel exhibits the cogwheel

The pommel exhibits the cogwheel device on both sides

yellow embroidery in the ribbon banner

could be recommended posthumously

on loop for suspension (marked “1” for Deschler & Sohn)

George VI IND: IMP: 1939-1949 (1396499 F/SGT E

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Auction The pommel exhibits the cogwheel(Heer Dolch fr Offiziere). An extremely well preserved Heer Officers dress dagger, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, surrounding the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated crossguard, the obverse of which