Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Archive five are American

five are American

At the end of March 1944

the reverse inscribed “Dem tapfern Befreiungsheer” (German - to the brave freeing army) within a laurel wreath

He states his sight and speech were impaired by (the) bullet wound

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Archive five are American(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere). A very 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 with a sharpened tip and with dual narrow fullers extending approximately two thirds of the length of the blade. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, topped by the firms classic squirrel logo. The