Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Second Pattern with Hanger, by F.W. Höller consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in turn flanked by Stokes’

in turn flanked by Stokes’ signature and a print number of “2130/2450”

He was struck off strength on proceeding to Canada

bearing a double-stamped inscription of “5

A HIAG (Mutual Aid Association of Former Waffen-SS Members) Tracing Service file for SS-Oberscharführer Franz Wappler

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Second Pattern with Hanger, by F.W. Höller consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac in turn flanked by Stokes’(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere mit Gehnge). A well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 42. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of F. W. HLLER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic thermometer logo which is executed with 11 gradations. It sits securely