Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Hans Kolping GTRexclude hallmarked on pin and catch

hallmarked on pin and catch

Two First War 253rd Infantry Battalion Insignia - Collar Tab: pickled brass

Polish Issued Mechanics Registration

Schmidt enlisted in the Germany Army on 3 November 1937 with the 9th Battery of the Artillery Regiment 33

(Der Stahlhelm Abzeichen)

Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Hans Kolping GTRexclude hallmarked on pin and catch(Heer Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Heer officers dagger, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 260 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The blade is unmarked with the exception of a makers stamp near the reverse ricasso of H. KOLPING, SOLINGEN, for the firm of Hans Kolping, circumscribing the companys stein logo. It sits securely within the silvered zink