Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger GTRexclude obverse bearing central spade and

obverse bearing central spade and swastika insignia of the RAD on a pebbled field

Naming is impressed on the BWM

some oxidation and flecking of enamels evident throughout

presenting lost of gilt

Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger GTRexclude obverse bearing central spade and(Reichsluftschutzbund Offiziersdolch). A Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) second pattern Officers dagger, measuring 385 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated alloy upper crossguard, presenting with a ribbed design and with one half broken off and lost to time. Inset into the centre of the crossguard is a RLB