Germany, Army. A Miniature Wehrmacht Officer’s Store Exhibition Dagger

(Heer Miniatur Offiziersdolch). An example of a Wehrmacht Officer’s store exhibition dagger used by salesmen, measuring 19 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features an approximately 128 mm long, nickel-plated, magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and slightly sharpened edges. It sits securely within a silvered zink crossguard, with the obverse bearing a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed brown celluloid, while the dagger completes with a rounded and silvered zink pommel. It is accompanied by its original scabbard, constructed of a pebbled and silvered shaft with a magnetic metal core. The upper third of the shaft has two integral oak leaf bands for the accommodation of a hanger. Loss of finish is evident to the zink fixtures, but the dagger remains in an extremely fine condition.