Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Unmarked Version

(Luftwaffe Dolch für Offiziere). A well-preserved Luftwaffe Officer’s dress dagger, measuring 42.5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm-long, nickel-plated, magnetic steel dagger which retains factory-original sharpening to the edges and tips. Fully unmarked, the blade sits securely within an aluminum crossguard, the obverse of which bears a raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with an intact black leather buffer pad covering the seam. A single piece of ribbed off-white celluloid composes the handle grip, with the ribbing retaining an original twisted and rolled wire cord. It culminates in an aluminum pommel which bears double-sided wreathed mobile swastikas, screwing in to maintain the dagger’s structural integrity. It is accompanied by its original scabbard, constructed of a pebbled magnetic metal shaft. Dual oak leaf bands are situated below the throat and retain loops for the accommodation of a hanger. Issues consistent with age and wear are evident, and include running marks and tarnishing to the blade, surface oxidation throughout the steel fixtures, and weakening of the scabbard’s throat catch. This unmarked version remains in a very fine condition.