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[Grade] E+ [Item #] DC275 [Description] 
2nd Model Kriegsmarine Officer's Dagger with Double Etched Blade by W.K.C. (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co.) Waffenfabrik of Solingen-Wald. This is a beautiful untouched example of an early period W.K.C. Naval Dagger, complete with the original portapee and hangers. The solid brass dagger fittings on this piece are textbook W.K.C. with approximately 80% of the fired gold gilding intact. The brass scabbard is typical W.K.C. as well, with thicker oak leaf bands and a motif that starts lower on the throat than Eickhorn's or H�ller's "lightening bolt" scabbards. It's straight and dent free with no damage other than wear, but 30% of the protective lacquer has either flaked off or lifted an turned so the brass appears almost silver in my scans. The blade is in near mint condition despite some very minor scratches and faint carbon spotting on both sides of the ricasso. The etched panels feature the "fouled anchor" motif with all of the frosting intact, but there are some faint dark spots along the edge on the reverse. These spots look much worse in my scans because the light beam tends to exaggerate tiny flaw like this. You'll need a jeweler's loop to see them since they're very difficult to see with a naked eye. The off-white celluloid over wood grip is in pristine condition with no damage or cracks, just some soil under the tightly wrapped double twist brass wire and aluminum portapee. The hangers are the nicest I've seen in some time. Complete with all of their original aluminum hardware with 90% of the gold wash intact. It's rare to find a German Naval dagger in this condition, and even more unusual to see one that still sports it's original accoutrements. You'll have a very difficult time finding another example at this price, and will you'll probably have to pay a lot more if you try to piece one together yourself.
Third Reich Depot, military collectables, World War II, Nazi Germany
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