Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger Newly Listed with a paper label reading

with a paper label reading “Militäreffekten Metallwarenfabrik Hermann Aurich

which the enemy has learned - after bitter experiences - to fear and respect

For his services he was awarded the Military Cross in the London Gazette of 1 January 1918 and Mentioned in Despatches in the London Gazette of 5 July 1918

the tab with nine rows of two holes each for length adjustment and marked in black ink with the interlocking initials "AD"

the obverse inscribed “Grati Princeps Et Patria Carolvs Imp

Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger Newly Listed with a paper label reading(Reichsluftschutzbund Offiziersdolch). A Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) second pattern Officers dagger, measuring 385 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated alloy upper crossguard, presenting with a ribbed design and with one half broken off and lost to time. Inset into the centre of the crossguard is a RLB