Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Carl Eickhorn Auction badge measuring 61 mm (w)

badge measuring 61 mm (w) x 72 mm (h - inclusive of fleur-de-lis

November 1916 to April 1918

the center medallion presents a six-pointed star with large ball finials and an overlaying Lilies Cross with superimposed Latin Cross

Knight: two-piece construction

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Carl Eickhorn Auction badge measuring 61 mm (w)(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A 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 edges. Each side has dual narrow fullers which run approximately two thirds of the blades length. The blade also features a double sided acid etched design consisting of a central fouled anchor flanked by arabesque and serpentine