Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by F.W. Höller Republic of chipping and repair evident in

chipping and repair evident in the white enamels on the arms on both sides

presumably the original owner’s hometown

In order of precedence

magnetic sheet metal construction

Shoulder Flash

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by F.W. Höller Republic of chipping and repair evident in(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere). A Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains some factory original sharpening to the edges and tip. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of F. W. HLLER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic thermometer logo with 17 ticks. The blade sits securely within an aluminum crossguard, the