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H038659 OFFICER'S DAGGER. (Heer Offizierdolch)
BACKGROUND: Traditionally German Army Officers had worn a sword/saber as part of the uniform dress and this tradition was carried on through the Weimar era and on into the Third Reich. In an attempt to build morale and curry favour within the Army, Hitler introduced the dress dagger for optional wear with the walking out dress, and retained the sword/saber for wear on more formal occasions. The dress dagger was designed by Berlin graphic artist Paul Casberg and was officially approved for wear on May 4TH 1935 along with specifically styled dagger hangers and a new pattern portepee. Production of the dress dagger was to be discontinued as per regulations of May 27TH 1943 and further wear of the dress dagger was prohibited by order of September 5TH 1944. Additional regulations of December 23RD 1944 indicated that officer ranks were to wear a pistol in place of the dress dagger.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The dagger features a roughly, 10 1/8" long, drop forged steel construction, nickel/silver plated, stiletto style blade with a flat central ridge and a full length, including the hilt, of roughly, 14 1/2". The blade shows small areas of light surface spotting and faint scabbard runner marks although some of the original cross-graining is still visible. The reverse ricasso is well marked with the stamped manufacturer’s logo and script that consists of a stylized tiger on the prowl and the trade name and location, "Tiger Solingen", indicating manufacture by Lauterjung & Co. Tiger-Stahlwaren und Waffenfabrik of Solingen. The original blackened leather washer is still intact. The dagger has a cast alloy, nickel/silver plated, crossguard, ferrule, and pommel which all show light to moderate age tarnish and surface scratching. The crossguard features the embossed, army style eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a wreathed, canted swastika in its talons to the obverse and a plain reverse. The ferrule and pommel both feature embossed repeating oak-leaf patterns. The dagger has a molded, yellow celluloid grip with the correct diagonally angled ribbing. The dagger comes with its original, tooled, magnetic sheet metal construction, nickel/silver plated scabbard with a random pebbled pattern to both the obverse and reverse and smooth side panels. The nickel/silver plating to the scabbard shows light age tarnish and numerous small spots of wear to the base metal. Both of the sweated on scabbard bands with a repeating, horizontally embossed, oak-leaf pattern and the hanger suspension rings are intact. The flush throat retaining screw is also intact
GRADE ***1/2 PRICE $714.00
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