Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard and Hanger Price_$-050 - $200 of which 173 were commissioned

of which 173 were commissioned and three were warrant officers

it was up to the presenter to write the names on them

the story with this piece is that it came from an RAF WW2 Collection

the three at the right inscribed BALACLAVA

probably made from 4 pieces of twisted wood

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard and Hanger Price_$-050 - $200 of which 173 were commissionedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger, made by the legendary maker Carl Eickhorn of Solingen, Germany. The matte Aluminum fittings indicate that it was made in sometime after 1938. Previous to this, the mounts had been of alloy brass or nickel, but Aluminum was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the mounts to be made of this, and the later 2nd