Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Miniature Officer’s Dress Dagger Hold Willis-O'Connor was promoted to Temporary

Willis-O'Connor was promoted to Temporary Major on April 24

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magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and dual narrow fullers running the majority of the length of each side

loss of gilt on swords

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Miniature Officer’s Dress Dagger Hold Willis-O'Connor was promoted to Temporary(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere, Miniatur). A well preserved miniature Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 20 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip (and with an additional stem that continues into the hilt). The blade is unmarked and sits securely within a multi piece hilt which features a gilded bronze crossguard bearing double sided central