Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Etched Version, With Hanger Auction most of the silver finish

most of the silver finish has been lost and some oxidation is evident

” and “1941” manufacture

In May of the same year

minor material fatigue evident to the presentation case

Footnote: George Chester Lewis was born on September 22

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Etched Version, With Hanger Auction most of the silver finish(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch mit Gehnge). A superb and well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 43 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 27 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. Notably, the blade features double sided, acid etched designs consisting of arabesque latticework, with the reverse also bearing a central Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The blade