Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, Ii Pattern, By P. D. Lüneschloss Auction at Le Havre

at Le Havre

which was thirty miles away from where the Army said he was buried

number stamped "77" on the reverse

so this tunic would have been attributed to an Offizier (Officer) rank

measuring 52 mm (h) x 48 mm (w)

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, Ii Pattern, By P. D. Lüneschloss Auction at Le Havre(Luftwaffe Offizier Dienstdolch). Mid War Production. Measuring 422 mm with its scabbard on, with a 257 mm nickel plated magnetic steel blade, with slightly sharpened edges and having a pointy tip. The blade is maker marked P. D. Lneschloss, Solingen on the reverse ricasso, and depicting light bruising as well as runner marks on the blade common to extraction and return to the scabbard. The black leather washer at the cross guard junction is present.