Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie GTRexclude (Heer Schirmmütze für Offiziere der

(Heer Schirmmütze für Offiziere der Infanterie)

with diagonally cut ends (creating a “swallow tail” effect)

Ruckteschell on the obverse

DECEMBER 1841” in gilt lettering

He was commended by one of his superior offices for his outstanding work: "Sgt

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie GTRexclude (Heer Schirmmütze für Offiziere der(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25. 5 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges, and with narrow dual fullers running approximately two thirds of the length of each side. It bears double sided acid etched designs consisting of central fouled anchors flanked by arabesque and serpentine