Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Carl Eickhorn certificate_of_authenticity The reason is given as

The reason is given as an “urgently necessary mission” with no further details

He was subsequently commissioned as a Flight Lieutenant in 1942 and went overseas

but the album retains all original images and is in a near extremely fine condition

He achieved the rank of Oberst (Colonel) on February 1

the edge marked “SILBER” and with a content number of “990”

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Carl Eickhorn certificate_of_authenticity The reason is given as(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25. 5 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. Each side has dual narrow fullers which run approximately two thirds of the blades length. The blade also features a double sided acid etched design consisting of a central fouled anchor flanked by arabesque and serpentine