Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger Auction these were to soldiers who

these were to soldiers who had received a Certificate of Merit for gallantry which

The underside of the skirt is stamped "064" on the left side and "11072" at the rear

The Long Service Cross (Crucea Serviciul Credincios) was instituted on October 11

served in Central Africa and Rhodesia 1893-98

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger Auction these were to soldiers who(Heer Dolch fr Offizier mit Gehnge). A well preserved Heer Officers dress dagger, measuring 39. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade is unmarked and sits securely within a nickel silver crossguard, the obverse of which bears a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, with an intact brown leather buffer pad