Germany, Heer. A Miniature Officer’s Dagger

(Heer Miniatur Offiziersdolch). A well-preserved miniature Heer Officer’s dagger, measuring 20 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 13.5 cm-long, nickel-plated, magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and edges. It sits securely within a silvered zink crossguard, with the obverse bearing a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed brown celluloid, while the dagger completes with a rounded and silvered zink pommel, bearing raised oak leaf leaves around the outer circumference, screwing in to maintain the dagger’s structural integrity. It is accompanied by its original scabbard, constructed of a pebbled and silvered shaft with a magnetic metal core. The upper third of the shaft has two integral oak leaf bands for the accommodation of a hanger. The throat retains a functional spring catch, firmly holding the dagger in place during storage. Loss of finish is evident to the zink fixtures, but the dagger remains in an extremely fine condition.