Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Refurbished Example, Unmarked Variant Auction each of these links with

each of these links with central enameled white medallion inscribed the motto SUUM CUIQUE in gilt

and numbered 7414

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navy blue embroidery

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Refurbished Example, Unmarked Variant Auction each of these links with(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere). A Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. Double sided acid etched imagery is visible on the blade, with the obverse showing a central fouled anchor flanked by a ship and arabesque latticework, while the reverse bears a U Boat cutting through