France, III Republic. An Nco Air Force Dagger, C.1935 Archive He retired from the German

He retired from the German army later that year

his mother was a native of Belfast

with thin silver lining around (for silver grade German Cross)

soiling evident in the medal bed

France, III Republic. An Nco Air Force Dagger, C.1935 Archive He retired from the GermanA plated nickel magnetic double edged centre ridge blade, the ricasso bears the inscription ETS SABATIER JEUNE BELLEVUE THIERS (YOUNG SABATIER BELLEVUE THIERS), with a simple brass crossguard with squared quillons, the reverse of the ferrule bears a U shaped bracket for securing the portepee, the portepee is black, the grip is constructed of squared wood wrapped with a black fine grained leather, pommel is constructed of brass and is squared,