Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by TIGER with Belt Hanger Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia There is a bit of

There is a bit of fading on the edges

Made by a French girl from old blankets

The received is faintly marked MANUFACTURE D'ARMES Châtellerault Mle 1874 over M80 on the receiver

The carriage is correctly fitted with the early style shoe elevation system using an angled ramp pushed in from the rear to gain the correct firing elevation when in use

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by TIGER with Belt Hanger Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia There is a bit ofOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger, made by the desirable maker Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co., of Solingen, Germany. The matte Aluminum fittings indicate that it was made in sometime after 1938. Previous to this, the mounts had been of alloy brass or nickel, but Aluminum was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the mounts to be made of this, and