Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel Auction Archive Naming is officially engraved in

Naming is officially engraved in italicized capitals on the QSM

The two ends of the chain where they meet behind the wearer's neck houses a 16

Reinstituted by Kaiser Wilhelm I 19 July 1870

once folded in half and in slightly worn condition

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Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel Auction Archive Naming is officially engraved in(Heer Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Heer officers dagger, measuring 425 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 265 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 ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel. It sits securely within the silvered zink alloy upper crossguard, the obverse