AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024
Lot 192:
Second pattern RLB leader’s dagger. A nickel/silver plated stiletto-style blade with a high central ridge. Single piece cast nickel/silver cross guard and ferrule. The dual straight cross guard has three recessed horizontal lines to both the obverse and reverse. The obverse of the cross guard and ferrule features a "squat" national eagle and well-defined cut-out swastika langet. Formed wooden grip wrapped in blackened, grained leather, with slight tapers to the top and bottom edges, and a slightly bulbous center with a plated sunburst behind a raised black enameled swastika. Cast nickel/silver plain pommel as an oval, with a centrally recessed line to the center and a slight taper to the top. The sheet metal scabbard has a blackened, grained leather covering and three plated fittings. The bottom fitting is missing one of its counter-sunk screws.
Germany – 20th Century
L: 14 7/8 in., (37.8 cm.)
Condition: The RLB EM Dagger is in very good to excellent condition throughout.
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