WW2 German Army Dagger Dedicated Herder . D957

WW2 German Army Officer Dagger with Dedication on back of cross guard. Blade is marker marked with the RICH. ABR HERDER Solingen logo. The light orange color grip is in good condition. Blade is in nice condition with some graying and in-and-out marks. Leather washer still in place. Fittings in nice condition with engraved “Z” on top of pommel area. Scabbard is in decent condition with some light indentations near tip of scabbard, however, does not affect the way the blade goes in the scabbard. The eagle cross guard is dedicated with name and service dates: 2.2.1919 Otto 2.2.1940. Overall, a nice cross guard named and dated Army officer dagger.

Additional Notes: The WW2 German Army (Heer) officer dagger was first authorized for army personnel to carry in 1935. These daggers were privately purchased items and were part of the officer’s uniform. The design featured a silvered exterior with a white or colored grip, a cross guard depicting a Wehrmacht open-winged eagle clutching a wreathed swaz, and a pommel with a pattern of vertical standing oak leaves and acorns. The scabbard body had two panels of a random pebbled design with two oak leaf and acorn designed bands. Early examples had brass or tombac-based fittings that were quality plated, tapered tang blades, and trylon slant grips. Later examples transitioned to zinc-based fittings, celluloid plaster grips, and were finished in a natural gray metal.

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