Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger Archive blue-green rayon base

blue-green rayon base

but in 1925

measuring 82 mm (w) x 35 mm (h)

the bottom eagle lying on a circular base

the reverse with a handwritten inscription with Feldpost marks

Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger Archive blue-green rayon base(Reichsluftschutzbund Offiziersdolch). A Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) second pattern Officers dagger, measuring 385 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated alloy upper crossguard, presenting with a ribbed design and with one half broken off and lost to time. Inset into the centre of the crossguard is a RLB