Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Lauterjung & Sohn Archive indicating a birthdate of 16

indicating a birthdate of 16 June 1918

the reverse dated “MAI/JUNI 1944”

Accompanied by its original presentation box

with some flecking visible to the enameled HJ insignia along with sporadic loss of silver finish to the reverse and some bending of the reverse catches with has locked the pins in place

Footnote: The small version of the medal (21 mm) was distributed to schoolchildren

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Lauterjung & Sohn Archive indicating a birthdate of 16(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere). A well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 41. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. Dual narrow fullers run the majority of the length of each side of the blade, which also featured double sided, acid etched imagery, consisting of a ship and fouled anchor flanked by