Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, by Alcoso Province of China awarded on 17 August 1942

awarded on 17 August 1942 and issued by Sanitätsabteilung Hamburg

08 mm (w) x 57

Charles V granted the Order the island of Malta and the Order settled here from 1530 to 1798 when Napoleon Bonaparte captured the island en route for Egypt

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United States Army Cavalry Cap Badge (in die-stamped brass

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, by Alcoso Province of China awarded on 17 August 1942(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere, 1. Form). A 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 which retains factory original sharpening to both the edges and tip. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel, circumscribing the companys classic scale logo. It sits securely within a