Uncleaned Personalized Army Officer's Dagger w/Dark Orange Grip, Portepee & Hangers. No maker. Silver-plated hilt fittings show light surface wear/dark, uncleaned age patina to the oak leaf embellished pommel and generic pattern crossguard with small slope to the brow area between the upper head and beak of the eagle. Reverse crossguard is jeweler engraved in block letters with the personalization, "1. Geb. Jg. Rgt. 100" above the name, "Bauer" (1st Company Mountain Infantry Regiment 100 Bauer). Dark orange celluloid grip, age toned slightly darker on the obverse, shows light surface wear/age toning in the recesses of the grip swirls, but no hairline cracks or chips. Polished blade with much cross-graining remaining, grades EX++/Near MINT showing minor runner marks with no gray speckling or nicks to cutting edges and is complete with dark brown/black leather blade buffer pad. Dent-free, silver-plated, 1st pattern Eickhorn scabbard with dark uncleaned age patina matching the hilt fittings is complete with the early beveled suspension bands and center reverse mounted flat-head retaining screw. Attached to the dagger is an, original to the piece, 23cm portepee showing wear/age/fraying to the cord and acorn. The standard hangers show wear to the straps which are the pattern without velvet backings. Research in Das Deutsche Heer 1939 does not reveal an officer named "Bauer" assigned to Mountain Infantry Regiment 100, which possibly indicates Herr Bauer was a reserve officer or was assigned to the regiment after the publication of the rank list. This officer could probably be further researched in German archives. Included with the dagger are photocopies of the Regiment 100 rank list entry and a short history of the 5th Mountain Division to which the 100th was assigned. EX++ (25652) $1,395. HOLD