2nd Model Navy Dagger w/Portepee. WKC, stamped knight's helmet TM. An illustration of this pattern dagger appears in the WKC catalog as model Nr. 41, "Marine-Offizier Dolch mit Ciselierter Scheide". Gilted brass hilt fittings show light surface wear to the highlights with portions of the factory fire gilding remaining on the early WKC eagle/swastika pommel and fouled anchor pattern crossguard. Off-white celluloid-over-wood grip shows light surface wear with no hairline cracks or chips and is complete with tight twisted brass wire wrap. Plated, double-etched blade with fouled anchor motif grades EX/EX+, showing light surface wear/runner marks with minor gray shadowing near blade tip and gray speckling to obverse/reverse ricassos, but no nicks to cutting edges. Blade etch retains 100% of the background frosting with a few gray specks, and is complete with red/orange felt blade buffer pad as used by WKC. Gilted brass, lightning bolt pattern scabbard retains approximately 90% of the factory lacquer with a few minor spots of wear to obversereverse shell. Scabbard has several small depressions on obverse shell, but no major damage, and is complete with the WKC pattern heavier, well-detailed oak leaf scabbard bands and unturned side-mounted retaining screws. Dagger is complete with 42cm aluminum portepee in proper reef-knot tie showing wear and age with fraying to cord adjacent to crossguard. Uncleaned WKC example recently obtained in Germany. EX+ (25222) $1,495. HOLD