Germany, Heer. A Heer (Army) Honour Dagger with Hangers

(Ehrendolch des Heeres). This is an extremely well-preserved Heer (Army) Honour Dagger, measuring 395 mm with the scabbard on. The dagger features a nickel-silver plated magnetic metal blade, 260 mm in length, with a maximum width of 20 mm that gradually tapers toward the tip. The tip is sharpened, while the edges are comparatively blunted and the blade is unmarked. The blade fits neatly through the crossguard, which depicts a finely detailed, Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. The handle is composed of an extremely well-preserved, ivory-white knotted celluloid, which transitions into a richly-detailed silvered zink pommel circumscribed by oak leaves. It is accompanied by its original scabbard, constructed of silvered magnetic metal and measuring 285 mm in length. The throat of the scabbard is securely held together by dual metal screws. The scabbard features a functional spring catch that holds the dagger securely in place during storage and wear. It is surrounded by two rings, with oak leaf designs, securing in place a dagger hanger, composed of field-grey doeskin wool bearing dual bands of silver aluminum wire, with adjustable zink loops and buckles with oak leaf wreath designs. The hanger can be removed by functional, spring-loaded clips at both ends. Tied around the upper crossguard and lower handle is a portepee, constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire, completing in an acorn-style knot at one end. There is tarnishing of the metal and zink features consistent with age, along with some fraying of the portepee, but the dagger is in an otherwise near extremely fine condition.