Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn United Republic of dated 27 November 2018

dated 27 November 2018

but not legible

suspended from a 4

oxidation and loss of finish to the metal elements

Schöpke earned the Iron Cross

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn United Republic of dated 27 November 2018(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere). A well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with dual narrow fullers running the majority of the length of each side. Acid etched designs are visible on both sides, and consist of central fouled anchors flanked by arabesque and serpentine imagery. The