Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, by Alcoso Auction Archive maker marked on reverse with

maker marked on reverse with logo of Karl Wurster

with further running marks and pitting

but the war was not over for the Pelletier family

ZINNGIESSEREI

measuring 30 mm x 23mm

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, by Alcoso Auction Archive maker marked on reverse with(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A well preserved, first pattern Kriegsmarine Officers dagger, measuring 37 cm in total length. It features a 25. 5 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges, and with dual narrow fullers running approximately two thirds of the length of each side. The blade bears double sided, acid etched designs consisting of nautical imagery in the form of central ships and fouled anchors, flanked on