A German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) Officer’s Dagger With Portepee Auction prior to the war Schäfer

prior to the war Schäfer was employed as an agricultural worker

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inscribed in blue ink "THE MAN ABOVE THE X IS GEORGE PRICE

30017 Manuel Saez Saez 1936"

A German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) Officer’s Dagger With Portepee Auction prior to the war SchäferThis dagger features a diamond shaped, unmarked, 248 mm nickel plated magnetic steel blade, with sharpened edges, remaining bright and crisp, and having a very sharp tip. It retains its crossgraining, in addition to mild scratches overall, common to extraction and return to the scabbard, along with a natural shine, scattered wear marks evident on the blade, better than very fine. The black finished leather washer at the crossguard junction remains