Army Officer Dagger. Robt. Klaas, Solingen stamped kissing cranes TM. Silver plated hilt fittings show light surface wear and dark age patina to the oak-leaf embellished pommel and E. Pack & Söhne pattern crossguard as pictured on page 48, upper right of Exploring the Dress Daggers of the German Army by Thomas T. Wittmann. Medium yellow, solid celluloid grip shows surface wear, one tiny hairline crack on the lower obverse and one chip on the center reverse age residue in the recesses of the typical longer, nine sectioned Klaas pattern grip. Plated blade grades EX++ showing minor surface wear/runner marks and some faint gray speckling near tip, but no nicks to cutting edges. Blade is complete with tan leather buffer pad. Dent-free, silver plated scabbard shows only minor age patina with asterisk to cover the molding seam in the suspension bands which is standard for Klaas produced daggers. Nice Klaas example. Exc+/Exc++ (24282) $695.