Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger

(Heer Offiziersdolch). An extremely well-preserved Heer Officer’s dress dagger, measuring 400 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 sits securely within a nickel-plated alloy upper crossguard, the obverse of which presents with a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed orange celluloid. It completes with a rounded and flattened pommel, decorated along the outer circumference by raised oak leaves, which screws in to maintain the dagger’s structural integrity. It is accompanied by its period original scabbard, constructed of a pebbled magnetic metal shaft. The upper third of the shaft features two integral bands decorated with raised oak leaf designs, in turn bearing loops for the accommodation of an optional hanger. The throat retains a functional spring catch, firmly holding the dagger in place during storage. Minor tarnishing is visible to the blade and nickel-plated features, but the dagger presents free of any damage or wear and is in an extremely fine condition.