Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Officer’s Dagger, By David Malsch GTRexclude and "88" the steel batch

and "88" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front

State: Navy Submarine Badge (in silvered bronze

through the “Kampfzeit” (“Time of Struggle”)

on thin black cloth

China in 1914-1915

Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Officer’s Dagger, By David Malsch GTRexclude and "88" the steel batch(Luftwaffe Fliegerdolch). A well preserved first pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 380 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 310 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of a makers mark of DAVID MALSCH, STEINBACH (THR.), circumscribing the firms monogram logo, stamped onto the reverse ricasso. The blade sits securely within a silvered alloy