Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Model Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Postwar Dedicated Damascus Blade Newly Listed 5-inch Howitzer

5-inch Howitzer

extremely fine condition

Nebraska for two years

engraved "WILLIAM G KINCIAD" in capitals on the reverse

along with an additional floral band along the circumference where the stem meets the base

Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Model Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Postwar Dedicated Damascus Blade Newly Listed 5-inch Howitzer(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offizier, 1. Modell mit Damastklinge). An interesting and unusual example of a first model Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 48 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a striking magnetic Damascus steel blade of quality post 1945 manufacture, measuring 30. 5 cm in length and featuring a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse bears a gilded owners name of FELDW. LUDWIG DIETSCH, flanked on each side by