Germany, SS. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, Late-Period Example, by Arthur Schüttelhofer & Co. visually-hidden with Vatican emblem on cover

with Vatican emblem on cover

while working as an Anglo-American intelligence analyst at the German War Ministry at the country’s London embassy

Gilded brass with red and black enamels

surrounded by a red enameled ring inscribed “Post Fata Resurgio” (Latin - Rise again after death)

Constructed of multiple layers of multi-coloured cotton

Germany, SS. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, Late-Period Example, by Arthur Schüttelhofer & Co. visually-hidden with Vatican emblem on cover(SS Dienstdolch M33). An SS Model 1933 Service Dagger, measuring 37. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the edges and tip, with a faint cross grain also visible throughout. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) in Fraktur script. The reverse ricasso is marked with a