Germany, TeNO. A Lot of Personal Effects from a TeNO Officer

(Technisches Nothilfe Persönliche Effekten). A lot of personnel effects acquire from the estate of a Technical Emergency Help (TeNo) officer, including:

A dress dagger, measuring 395 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 255 mm-long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi-sharpened edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of a maker’s mark near the reverse ricasso of “A.W. JR., SOLINGEN”, for the firm of Anton Winger, Jr., circumscribing the company’s knight logo. The blade sits securely within a silvered zink alloy upper crossguard, the obverse of which presents with a raised and finely-detailed Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. An intact black leather buffer pad covers the seam where the blade meets the crossguard, while a single silvered ring, bearing raised oak leaves, facilitates the transition into the handle. The grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed white celluloid, while the dagger itself completes with a rounded pommel bearing raised oak leaves around the circumference. It is accompanied by its period original scabbard, constructed of a pebbled magnetic metal shaft. Dual integrated oak leaf bands are set around the upper third of the shaft, each bearing an integral loop. Affixed to the loops with functional metal spring catches is a hanger consisting of two field-grey doeskin straps with silver aluminum wire tresses embroidered to the obverse. Each strap is suspended from a silvered bronze clasp with a loop for uniform attachment. The scabbard throat retains a functional spring catch, securely holding the dagger in place during storage, and is held together by a single side rivet. Issues consistent with age and use are evident, and include some oxidation and running marks to the blade, oxidation and loss of finish to the zink alloy and metal features, chipping to the handle, and slight loosening of the dagger structure.

An identification tag, constructed of aluminum and perforated with three suspension holes. It features a double-stamped inscription of “RÜ. IN. X IA 1”, with a blood type of “B”, and an identification number of “3378”. It measures 70 mm (w) x 50 mm (h) and is in an extremely fine condition.

A lot of documents from the 125th anniversary celebration of the Vienna College of Technology (Technisches Hochschule in Wien) on 7 November 1940. It consists of a card stock binder with 15 paginated pages of text detailing the history of the school and celebration in Fraktur script. Also included are loose pages of programs, as well as a commemorative etched poster. With only minor signs of material fatigue, all documents are in an extremely fine condition.