Germany, Weimar Republic. A Fire Brigade Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Carl Eickhron Hold white and yellow embroidery on

white and yellow embroidery on the front

surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves incorporating five Armed Forces shields

with a plain red field throughout

indistinguishable maker’s mark on suspension ring

with seven stars in silver gilt and green enamels placed between the star points on the insignia

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Fire Brigade Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Carl Eickhron Hold white and yellow embroidery on(Feuerwehr Dolch fr Offizier). A rare and well preserved Fire Brigade Officers dress dagger, measuring 49 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 35 mm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip. Acid etched onto the blade are double sided designs, with the obverse bearing a ladder and crossed axes topped by a firemans helmet, while the reverse bears an intertwined hose, hook, and axe, with both sides