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Reichsmarine Officer's Dagger. No maker. A similar example
of this dagger can be found on page 77, center of "Collecting
the Edged Weapons of Imperial Germany", Volume
I. Gilted brass hilt fittings show light surface wear
to the highlights of the screw-off type flaming ball
pommel and crossguard with fouled anchor motif on the
obverse/reverse of quillon block. Black horn grip shows
light surface wear with no cracks or chips and is complete
with seven swirls of tight twisted brass wire wrap.
Plain, plated, double-fullered blade grades Exc. showing
minor surface wear/runner marks with some light gray
spotting, but no lifting or nicks to cutting edges.
Reverse ricasso is stamped with the marine, "M",
over an anchor mark and complete with red felt blade
buffer pad. Gilted brass, lightening bolt scabbard shows
light surface wear and a few faint surface "dings"
with traces of gilting remaining in the recesses of
the lightening bolt motif and "figure-of-eight",
rope pattern, suspension bands. The scabbard is approximately
1 ¾" longer than the blade indicating that
this example is a M-1919 dagger mated with a M-1921
scabbard as a cost saving measure. Exc+ (24616) $1,695.
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