Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, By Alcoso Buy Now embroidered version

embroidered version

each constructed of forest green wool with buckram cores and bearing dual machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire insignia bisected by red threaded bands

presenting a later & privately added III Class war decoration constructed of green-enamel in the shape of a laurel wreath

he was commissioned Lieutenant in October 1911

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Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, By Alcoso Buy Now embroidered version(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch). A well preserved, first pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 49 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The pristine blade is maker marked on the reverse ricasso ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel, circumscribing its classic scale logo. The blade sits firmly within a nickel plated alloy