A First Pattern Dagger By Kirschbaum & Co Hold During his hospital stay

During his hospital stay

and served for the next 14 years at various army posts in the western states

having served with "G" Company

on June 26

A First Pattern Dagger By Kirschbaum & Co Hold During his hospital stayA First Pattern Dagger by Kirschbaum & Co Measuring 485 mm in length with the scabbard on, this dagger features a 312 mm nickel plated steel blade, with sharpened edges, remaining bright and crisp, having a very sharp tip. The blade's ricasso is maker marked "WKC" (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co., Solingen) with the company's knight emblem, while the blade itself retains its crossgraining, but exhibits prominent scratches, common to extraction and return