Dagger, Dress, Luftwaffe

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Gebr. Heller

Physical Description

Luftwaffe Officer's dress dagger; steel blade dagger with black leather bound handle and stylized winged hilt; silver wire pommel and hilt with embossed Swastika; steel sheath steel with black leather cover; steel chain hanger.

Summary

The donor collected this dagger in Germany during the immediate post-war period. He served the U.S. Third Army G-2 Intelligence branch from late June 1944 until the late summer of 1945.

Credit Line

Donated by Eric M. Lipman

Inventory Number

A19751369000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Weapon

Materials

Steel

Copper Alloy

Silver Alloy Plating

Natural Fiber

Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy Wire

Possible Leather

Dimensions

3-D: 44.6 × 11.1 × 2.9cm (17 9/16 × 4 3/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

Country of Origin

Germany

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9530e07c3-91a3-4bab-b33e-c5c779355716

Record ID

nasm_A19751369000