of WWII period German manufacture (and often awarded to German Officers)
combatted uprisings by the Métis people under Louis Riel and the Cree and Assiniboine of the District of Saskatchewan
maker marked "VK" on the reverse
an the West-Alps
Footnote: The Spanish Civil Order of Health was established by General Francisco Franco as successor of the Epidemic Cross awards
Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Officer’s Dagger, Unmarked and Refurbished Newly Listed of WWII period German manufacture(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere, 1. Form). A first pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 48. 5 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 the tip. Unmarked, the blade sits securely within a nickel plated alloy crossguard which takes the form of a pair of stylized wings, the centre of which is inset with double sided, gilded,