Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard and Belt Hanger Japanese Army the progenitor of the JN-4

the progenitor of the JN-4

and in the first stages of the Pacific War

Funnily enough one rarely sees these Belgian pistols as percussion

The pommel is Waffenamt marked and the blade ricasso is also marked with German three letter code 42 crs indicating 1942 manufacture by the well-known maker Paul Weyersberg & Co

to build the New Reich Chancellery around the corner on Voßstraße

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard and Belt Hanger Japanese Army the progenitor of the JN-4Original Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger, made by the desirable maker E. & F. Hrster, Waffenfabrik of Solingen, Germany. The matte Aluminum fittings indicate that it was made in sometime after 1938. Previous to this, the mounts had been of alloy brass or nickel, but Aluminum was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the mounts to be made of this,