Germany, DRK. A Red Cross Leader’s Dagger
(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Dolch). A DRK leader’s dagger featuring a diamond-shaped, unmarked, 24.8 cm nickel-plated magnetic steel blade, in mint condition, retaining cross-graining, the black-finished leather washer remains intact, the pommel, crossguard, and pebbled scabbard are finished in a dull nickel plate, the crossguard features an oval with a half-closed-winged eagle clutching a cross in its talons, with a raised mobile swastika over its chest, the plastic grip, in the colour gold yellow, features a series of ten parallel ridges and is finished in a high polish, the pebbled scabbard displays two attachment points for dagger hangers, the dagger in the scabbard measures 41.2 cm in length, and in near extremely fine condition.

