France, Republic. An Air Force Dagger, Named to Colonel Arié Maxime, Air Force Reserve 1984 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic T/Sergeant Stock

T/Sergeant Stock

inscribed by superposed letters JE MAINTIENDRAI (I Shall Maintain) also in bronze gilt

blackened badge

with mark denoting 925 silver

Class 1939 - Magnetic core

France, Republic. An Air Force Dagger, Named to Colonel Arié Maxime, Air Force Reserve 1984 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic T/Sergeant StockDagger is chrome plated steel, with an extremely sharp tip, both sides with a raised ridge in the centre and bevelled deeming it double edged and diamond crossed, magnetic, obverse ricasso marked with the French Air Force insignia, reverse ricasso is maker marked "DUMAS 142 79", obverse of the blade engraved in running script "Association Nationale des Officiers de Rserve de l'Arme de l'Air au Colonel Ari Maxime", reverse engraved in running script