Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, Second Pattern, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive of 16 Squadron

of 16 Squadron

Each armpit comes with six reinforced ventilation holes

160 mm x 270 mm

This was achieved after winning the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 against France

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, Second Pattern, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive of 16 Squadron(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch). A well preserved, second pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 430 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 265 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of a makers mark on the reverse ricasso of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. It sits