Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, with Hanger, by Carl Eickhorn Province of China original blue and white ribbon

original blue and white ribbon suspended from a bronze gilt hanger with pinback)

Constructed of brown camel hair cloth

the obverse engraver and maker marked “G

There are five badges affixed to the right breast

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, with Hanger, by Carl Eickhorn Province of China original blue and white ribbon(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere). A very well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 42. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the edges and tip, and with a rich cross grain visible throughout. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms class squirrel logo.