Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Lauterjung & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity (Vaterländische Front Abzeichen)

(Vaterländische Front Abzeichen)

Temporary Major John Salisbury Gemmell

in silvered brass and blue and white enamels

marked otto placzek

number stamped "506" over "Z"

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Lauterjung & Sohn certificate_of_authenticity (Vaterländische Front Abzeichen)(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A very well preserved Kriegsmaine Officers dagger, measuring 41. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel dagger with a sharpened tip and edges, and with narrow dual fullers running approximately two thirds of the length of each side. The blade has double sided acid etched designs, with the obverse bearing a central ship flanked by arabesques, and the