Germany, Kriegsmarine. A First Pattern Officer’s Dress Dagger GTRexclude ) Naming is neatly privately

)  Naming is neatly privately engraved in italic script

on such persons as shall at any time distinguish themselves by their endeavours to save human life in case of fire"

MARSCHALL" on the edge of the bottom arm

stating his birth year as 1875 and his age as 38

inscribed "1915" and "WEIHNACHTEN IM FELDE"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A First Pattern Officer’s Dress Dagger GTRexclude ) Naming is neatly privately(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offizier, 1. Modell). A very well preserved first pattern Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 40. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. Dual narrow fullers extend approximately two thirds of the length of each side of the blade. Unmarked, it sits securely within a gilded bronze crossguard, bearing double sided