Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie

(Kriegsmarine Dolch für Offiziere). A well-preserved Kriegsmarine Officer’s dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25.5 cm-long, nickel-plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory-original sharpening to both the edges and tip. Dual narrow fullers run the majority of the length of each side of the blade, which also bears double-sided, acid-etched imagery consisting of central fouled anchors flanked by serpentine designs and arabesque latticework. The obverse ricasso is maker marked with the classic knight’s helmet logo of Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie, Solingen. It sits securely within a gilded brass crossguard, bearing double-sided central fouled anchors, with a replacement buffer pad covering the seam. Inset into the reverse of the crossguard is a functional push-button release connecting to a clip which emanates from the ricasso to release the scabbard lock. A single piece of ribbed off-white celluloid composes the handle grip, with the ribbing retaining an original twisted and rolled wire cord. The dagger culminates in a gilded brass pommel in the form of a German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, screwing in to maintain the dagger’s structural integrity. Accompanying the dagger is its original scabbard, constructed of a gilded brass shaft decorated with etched imagery throughout the outer circumference. Two integral oak leaf bands are set into the upper third of the shaft, each retaining a loop for the accommodation of a hanger. A functional catch situated within the throat locks onto the blade’s clip. Minor issues consistent with age and wear are evident, and include some running marks to the blade and minor tarnishing to the brass fixtures. It remains in an overall near extremely fine condition.