Original German WWII Bismarck Kriegsmarine Presentation Switch Signal Telegraph Cigar Cutter Identified to Walter Lehmann, Died Aboard the Bismarck Airsoft Guns but burlap dipped in wax

but burlap dipped in wax to help with grip as well as water resistance

This is a lovely lighter manufactured by KW that was an official souvenir from the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin

there is a lot of tearing cracking to the leather due to age degradation

As Poland did manufacture variants of the SG-43/SGM under license

The seven rivets are well-retained

Original German WWII Bismarck Kriegsmarine Presentation Switch Signal Telegraph Cigar Cutter Identified to Walter Lehmann, Died Aboard the Bismarck Airsoft Guns but burlap dipped in waxOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding artifact in its own right, only made more historically significant by its identification to a Korvettenkapitn who perished aboard the Battleship Bismarck on May 27th, 1941. This small ships switch signal telegraph is designed for use as a cigar cutter, which would have been the perfect gift for a Kriegsmarine officer who was prone to smoking, which was more or less all of them! The small telegraph