Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Hans Kolping Auction Archive An Iron Cross 1939 First

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1

and pinned with two gilded bronze rank pips

solid catch

(Heer Brieföffner)

472” and “5

Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Hans Kolping Auction Archive An Iron Cross 1939 First(Heer Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Heer officers dagger, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 260 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The blade is unmarked with the exception of a makers stamp near the reverse ricasso of H. KOLPING, SOLINGEN, for the firm of Hans Kolping, circumscribing the companys stein logo. It sits securely within the silvered zink