{"product_id":"germany-kriegsmarine-an-officers-dress-dagger-refurbished-example-unmarked-variant-g63229","title":"Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Refurbished Example, Unmarked Variant","description":"\u003cp\u003e(\u003cem\u003eKriegsmarine Dolch für Offiziere\u003c\/em\u003e). A Kriegsmarine Officer’s dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm-long, nickel-plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory-original sharpening to the tip. Double-sided acid-etched imagery is visible on the blade, with the obverse showing a central fouled anchor flanked by a ship and arabesque latticework, while the reverse bears a U-Boat cutting through waves, similarly flanked by latticework. Unmarked, the blade sits within a gilded brass crossguard decorated with double-sided central fouled anchors. Inset into the obverse for 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 brass 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 which is decorated with etched imagery around the outer circumference. Two integral oak leaf bands are situated just below the throat, each retaining a loop for the inclusion of a hanger. A functional catch within the throat locks onto the blade’s clip to hold the dagger in place during storage. Issues consistent with age and refurbishment are evident, and include tarnishing to the blade, the loss of the buffer pad, re-assembly of the hilt with a stabilizing rubber ring situated above the crossguard, cracking of the handle, and surface oxidation to the scabbard. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eMedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49983323308309,"sku":"G63229","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/9105\/2053\/files\/eMedals_G63229_2.jpg?v=1782313603","url":"https:\/\/www.emedals.com\/products\/germany-kriegsmarine-an-officers-dress-dagger-refurbished-example-unmarked-variant-g63229","provider":"eMedals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}