A Naval Officer's Dagger By Carl Eickhorn, Solingen certificate_of_authenticity superimposed on black skies

superimposed on black skies

He died on September 12

crown separately attached (in silvered tombac)

It was officially established on October 8

with postcard-style backer

A Naval Officer's Dagger By Carl Eickhorn, Solingen certificate_of_authenticity superimposed on black skiesMeasuring 417 mm, with the scabbard on, this dagger features a 250 mm nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, with unsharpened edges, remaining bright and crisp, and having a very sharp tip. The blade's reverse ricasso is maker marked Carl Eickhorn, Solingen with the company's later designed stylized squirrel insignia, used between 1941 and 1942. The blade itself exhibits a beautifully engraved ornate naval design incorporating a fouled anchor on both