Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Auction Frederik VIII (1906-1912)

Frederik VIII (1906-1912)

It is dated to Augsburg on September 30

featuring the handwritten signature of General der Infanterie Hans Jordan (Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

It features reinforced sidewalls which slope downward at the front

especially as the Hungarians had as recently as 1867 forced the Hapsburg Monarchy into the Compromise that created the dual state of Austria-Hungary

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Carl Eickhorn Auction Frederik VIII (1906-1912)(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere). A Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 41. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 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 each side of the blade, which also bears double sided, acid etched imagery consisting of central fouled anchors flanked by arabesque latticework