Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Model, by Lauterjung & Sohn Hold where he achieved the rank

where he achieved the rank of P2RW3

spots of surface rust on the reverse

He was seconded for service in South Africa

A Medaille Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42

Instituted on 4 January 1888

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Model, by Lauterjung & Sohn Hold where he achieved the rank(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch 1. Modell). A well preserved first model Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 49 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the edges and tip. The reverse ricasso is maker marked with the classic PUMA logo of the firm of Lauterjung & Sohn, Solingen. It sits securely within a nickel plated alloy crossguard