Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Decorative Hunting Dagger Hold 1917 (London Gazette 2733

1917 (London Gazette 2733

maker marked “Rudolf Wächlter & Lange

bearing a square white cotton patch overlaid by a black mobile swastika

Ministry of Health

Ontario between 1921 and 1925

Czechoslovakia, First Republic. A Decorative Hunting Dagger Hold 1917 (London Gazette 2733An extremely well preserved decorative hunting dagger, measuring 350 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 210 mm long magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and sharpened lower edge, with fullers running the length of each side. A grooved notch is set into the upper edge of the blade near the tip. An unidentified makers mark is stamped onto the blade near the reverse ricasso. The blade sits securely within a stylized