Auction: January 22, 2023

Lot #346: World War II German Army Officer Dagger by Eickhorn

Having 10.25-inch / 27-cm drop forged steel and nickel plated blade retaining cross-grain pattern with Carl Eickhorn "seated squirrel" mark etched on reverse of ricasso, uniformly finished cast alloy fittings including guard retaining buffer pad, Eickhorn's "Type 4" / final variation of Wehrmacht eagle clutching wreath on obverse, oak leaf ferrule and "12 leaf" pommel, dark orange / honey tone molded celluloid grip with angled grooves; magnetic metal scabbard of the single throat screw to reverse variation, dual suspension rings secured by oak leaf bands, pebbled panels to obverse and reverse