Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard and Hanger Multi Nation Flags and are attached by 17

and are attached by 17 inch long threaded steel rods with wooden handles

with a lovely red brown color and vanished finish

It measures around 35 inches in overall length

The barrel has been shortened and the front stock officially discarded

The leather shows heavy signs of aging with heavy flaking across

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard and Hanger Multi Nation Flags and are attached by 17Original Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger, made by the legendary maker Carl Eickhorn of Solingen, Germany. The matte Aluminum fittings indicate that it was made in sometime after 1938. Previous to this, the mounts had been of alloy brass or nickel, but Aluminum was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the mounts to be made of this, and the later 2nd