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[Grade] E++ [Item #] DC172 [Description] 
Damascus Wehrmacht Officer's Dress Dagger. This is a beautiful piece with type 2 Eickhorn style fittings and scabbard. The cross guard and pommel have incredible hand enhanced detail with a thick silver plating that is nearly black from age. The deep orange grip is nearly perfect with minor age crazing. The original portapee is still there as well as the original hangers. The bullion straps are a little worn and about 70% of the silver wash remains on the silver fittings. The wear is consistent with the dagger/scabbard wear. The blade is just astonishing! Fine maiden hair and rosebud pattern with the best "flow" down the entire length I think I have ever seen. I love real Damascus and have quite a few pieces myself. This one takes the cake! The silver scabbard is straight with no blemishes and has turned the same patina as the fittings. The top of the throat is the original untarnished silver color as the day it was made. The tang has a "D" "A" and "T" visible but the other letters are very faint. The hard 60+ year old rust covers them. This is all original never screwed with by those "Parts" guys!!
Third Reich Depot, military collectables, World War II, Nazi Germany
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