Germany, Democratic Republic. An Army Officer's Dress Dagger Newly Listed 71 mm (w) x 60

71 mm (w) x 60

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overlaid by an eight-pointed gilt star with an additional turquoise sphere centrepiece

5 - Single-Shot Solid-Frame Models

Crosses with Gold center and Swords were issued during Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

Germany, Democratic Republic. An Army Officer's Dress Dagger Newly Listed 71 mm (w) x 60Dagger with a polished nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, with semi sharp edges and a very sharp tip, designed with bevelled edges, along with dual fullers on both sides, number engraved "74052" on the reverse ricasso, with a leather washer, the blade exhibiting moderate contact marks from extraction from the scabbard and measuring 245 mm in length. The blade is embedded into the nickle plated crossguard, the quillon having the traditional hook