H052083 OFFICER'S DAGGER WITH PORTEPEE & HANGERS. (Heer Offizierdolch mit Portepee und Dolchgehänge)

BACKGROUND: Traditionally German Army Officer’s had worn a 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 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, 25.5cm long, drop forged steel construction, nickel/silver plated, stiletto style blade with a flat central ridge. The obverse ricasso is well marked with the stamped manufacturers logo and script. The logo consists of the profile of a Puma’s head with script, "Puma Solingen", indicating manufacture by Lauterjung & Sohn Solingen. The original blackened leather washer is still intact. The dagger has a cast alloy, nickel/silver plated, crossguard, ferrule, and pommel. Reverse of the crossguard is marked "W. EBERSPACHER". The obverse crossguard features the embossed army eagle with outstretched wings and a plain reverse. The ferrule and pommel both feature embossed repeating oak-leaf patterns. The dagger has a molded, burnt orange 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. Both of the sweated on scabbard bands with a repeating, horizontally embossed oak-leaf pattern and the hanger suspension rings are intact. The dome headed throat retaining screw is also intact. The dagger also comes with a portepee and the dagger hangers.

GRADE ****                             PRICE $1,190.00

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