Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Bahnschutz Official’s Dagger, Second Model with Hanger, by Carl Eickhorn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and white colours

and white colours

Stuttgart) on the reverse

In March 1933

June 1917 and suffered from shell shock so was sent to hospital when (sic) he remained 5 mos

The reverse bears the bust of Queen Elizabeth II

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Bahnschutz Official’s Dagger, Second Model with Hanger, by Carl Eickhorn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac and white colours(Bahnschutz Dolch fr Fhrer, 2. Model mit Gehnge). A rare and well preserved Bahnschutz Officials dagger, measuring 40. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. It is plain with the exception of a makers mark on the reverse ricasso of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic logo of squirrel clutching a sword. The blade sits