Germany, Imperial. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 44 mm (w) x

measuring 44 mm (w) x 112 mm (l)

Bright aluminum hilt fittings includes the embellished pommel and eagle crossguard

Together with a hardshelled corrugated blue case of issue

The inside is lined in a rust-coloured rayon

this dagger features a 305 mm nickel-plated steel blade

Germany, Imperial. A U-Boat War Badge, Unknown Maker Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac measuring 44 mm (w) x(U Boot Kriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath wrapped in ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, and overlaid by a central U Boat situated over a hollow void, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant produced by an unidentified manufacturer using the Schott design,