Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel GTRexclude retaining its crossgraining

retaining its crossgraining

Canada General Service Button (in brass

accompanied by the original magnetic sheet metal construction scabbard with a pebbled pattern over the obverse and reverse with smooth side panels

the obverse lid with a silver embossed depiction of the decoration

35 mm x 44 mm

Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel GTRexclude retaining its crossgraining(Heer Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Heer officers dagger, measuring 425 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 265 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 ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel. It sits securely within the silvered zink alloy upper crossguard, the obverse