Imperial German WWI Atwood Production Naval Dagger by E. & F. Hörster MG 15 and this one is cast

and this one is cast with two grooves along the top edge of the grip

The Hamburg version followed on September 10 and the Bremen version on September 14

Each Saber blade retained its original Maker's name on the back of the Blade

and even horses

Imperial German WWI Atwood Production Naval Dagger by E. & F. Hörster MG 15 and this one is castOnly One Available. Major Jim Atwood was one of the pioneers of Third Reich dagger collecting. During the 1950's while stationed in Germany he would travel to the blade making region of Solingen buying up daggers and surplus unused stocks of dagger parts. From these parts he constructed many daggers. Some were conventional "parts daggers" but others were made up with the addition of newly made parts. Jim Atwood was a true pioneer in the hobby of Third