Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Refurbished Example, Unmarked Variant GTRexclude McKay was declared missing and

McKay was declared missing and presumed dead from 443 Squadron when the aircraft did not return to base

pages 90-91

a large stamped "1" in blue ink on the reverse of the centre strap

The order was named after the House of Guelph

At the end of 1942

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Refurbished Example, Unmarked Variant GTRexclude McKay was declared missing and(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere). A Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. Double sided acid etched imagery is visible on the blade, with the obverse showing a central fouled anchor flanked by a ship and arabesque latticework, while the reverse bears a U Boat cutting through