TENO Leader's Dagger w/Dress Hangers. Carl Eickhorn, etched squirrel-holding-sword TM. Silver-plated hilt fittings show light surface wear/age to the pommel with cogwheel motif and the crossguard with stylized TENO pattern eagle langet with some light speckling/lifting to plating on underside of crossguard and tips of crossguard quillons. Medium yellow, solid celluloid grip shows light surface wear with no cracks or chips. Polished blade grades EX++/Near MINT showing light surface wear/runner marks with no spotting/graying or nicks to cutting edges, and much cross-graining remaining. Blade is complete with black leather buffer pad with reverse etched with TENO eagle and "Ges.Gesch", with the serial number, "1477" stamped on the upper obverse ricasso. Dent-free silver-plated scabbard retains approximately 95% of the original factory darkening on the pebbled shell showing minor wear to edges of shell and a spot of surface oxidation to the lower reverse, but no major loss of factory darkening. The scabbard throat is stamped with the serial number, "1477". The dress hangers grade EX++ showing minor wear/age to fabric facing/velvet backings and factory darkened fittings. For more information on TENO sidearms, see pages 38 - 65 of Collecting the Edged Weapons of the Third Reich, Volume VII. Nice TENO Leader's Dagger combination. EX++ (26120) $7,850. SOLD