Personalized Army Officer Dagger w/Portepee. Puma Solingen, (Lauterjung & Sohn) Puma head w/o diamond over Puma Solingen TM. As stated on page 92 of Exploring the Dress Daggers of the German Army by Thomas T. Wittmann, "Puma did not make any parts but finished raw parts purchased from other casters". This dagger is an example of this practice. Silver-plated hilt fittings show minor surface wear with light age patina to the oak leaf embellished pommel and generic crossguard as shown in the above reference. Reverse crossguard is jeweler engraved, "'In Treue Fest' 1. IV. 1942 M".(Steadfast with Loyalty 01 April 1942 M.) in capital letters. Light orange, solid celluloid grip shows minor surface wear with no cracks or chips and lightly age toned darker on the obverse. Polished blade grades EX+ showing light runner marks/surface wear with light gray shadowing and some gray spotting near tip, but no nicks to the cutting edges and is complete with brown/black leather blade buffer pad. Dent-free, silver-plated scabbard shows superb detail to the pebbled shell with only light surface wear/age patina with the two dome-head type screws and thicker throat normally associated with Hörster produced Army scabbards. See pages 37- 41 of the above reference. Dagger is complete with original 42cm portepee in EX+ condition with light wear, but no fraying to the cord or acorn. Nice Puma example recently obtained from an Arizona estate sale. EX++ (23925) $945.