Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Second Pattern with Hanger, Owner-Attributed by Carl Eickhorn Republic of his father later of Dunnellon

his father later of Dunnellon and his mother later of Orlando

from 24 July 1961 to 30 April 1963

trimmed along the circumference with a band of silver aluminum wire piping added post-manufacture when the owner evidently received a promotion

The American invasion force to the Gilberts was the largest yet assembled for a single operation in the Pacific

but we can enclose a copy of the photo upon request)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Second Pattern with Hanger, Owner-Attributed by Carl Eickhorn Republic of his father later of Dunnellon(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere mit Gehnge). A well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 41. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. Dual narrow fullers run the majority of the length of blade, which also bears double sided acid etched imagery consisting of central fouled anchors flanked by arabesque