Germany, Imperial. A Rare Navy Officer’s Dagger, With Damascus Blade, By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie. GTRexclude and beg of you

and beg of you

with a silver Maltese cross

presumably his award

" (Squadron Commander)

In silver gilt and red enameling

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Navy Officer’s Dagger, With Damascus Blade, By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie. GTRexclude and beg of you(Kaiserliche Marine Offiziersdolch). A rare Imperial German Navy Officers dagger, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 23 cm long magnetic Damascus steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges, with dual narrow fullers running the majority of the length of each side. The reverse ricasso is marked with a crowned M, indicating distribution to Navy personnel, while the reverse ricasso bears the makers mark of