Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer's Dagger With General’s Hanger, By Lauterjung & Co. Archive with evidence of period catch

with evidence of period catch repair

October 16

the obverse with leftward-facing profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kaiserin Augusta Victoria

and only to high ranking foreign officers and dignitaries working or visiting Croatia during 1941-45

four are gilded

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer's Dagger With General’s Hanger, By Lauterjung & Co. Archive with evidence of period catch(Luftwaffe Dolch mit Anhnger). A well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 430 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 265 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of a makers mark near the reverse ricasso of PUMA, SOLINGEN, beneath a stylized pumas head, for the firm of Lauterjung & Co., Solingen. It sits securely within a silvered zink alloy