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Uncleaned
Army Officer Dagger w/Dark Orange Grip & Portepee.
WKC, knight's helmet TM. Silver-plated hilt
fittings show virtually no wear with dark gun metal
gray patina to the oak leaf embellished pommel and
2nd pattern WKC crossguard with "tomahawk"
style beak design. Dark orange grip, age toned darker
on the obverse, shows virtually no surface wear
with no nicks or cracks. Polished blade grades EX++/Near
MINT showing faint surface wear/runner marks and
a few specks of light gray shadowing, but no nicks
to the cutting edges, and is complete with tan leather
blade buffer pad. Dent-free, silver-plated "generic"
steel scabbard is covered in uncleaned patina matching
the hilt fittings with portions of factory frosting/lacquer
remaining on the upper shell and adjacent to the
suspension bands. Scabbard features the thin throat
and reverse center-mounted, headless screw as found
on "generic" scabbards. The original 42cm
portepee grades EX++ showing only light age/wear
with no fraying to cord or damage to acorn. Nice,
Uncleaned WKC produced dagger obtained in Germany.
EX++/Near MINT (25609) $895. SOLD
 
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