Germany, RLB. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, Modified for Postwar Display Archive C) - 1) An Iron

C) - 1) An Iron Cross 1914 Second Class ribbon

R on loop denoting Rothe manufacture

the obverse centre presents the royal cipher of Friedrich I within a bed of white enamel

the cap retains an intact RZM label

Germany, RLB. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, Modified for Postwar Display Archive C) - 1) An Iron(Reichsluftschutzbund Dolch fr Unterfhrer 1. Modell). A Reichsluftschutzbund (Reich Air Protection League RLB) first pattern subordinates dagger, measuring 38 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the edge and tip, and with much of its original crossgrain still visible. Unmarked, the blade sits securely within a nickel plated