Manufactured by “Carl Eickhorn Solingen”. In contrast to daggers for civil servants in regular and intermediate grades, this dagger features all fittings in gilt finish, with mother-of-pearl grip scales. Very fine bright blade with maker's mark “Original Eickhorn Solingen”; matching numbers of individual parts were not verified. The dagger shows light wear and is in good condition; the original gilding on the fittings shows some wear and darkening; the scabbard is free of dents, with gilding somewhat better preserved here. Complete with hanger, black velvet straps with special braid trim, zinc fittings retaining approximately 35% of gilding, evident signs of age, rare.
Shows age and usage wear. Condition 2-
Senior grade civil servants were Government Inspectors, State Secretaries, etc., and were comparable to general officer ranks in the Wehrmacht.
An exceptionally rare dagger.
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