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German WW2 WWII Army Officer Dagger, Scabbard, Plastic Ivory Handle - $500 (Severna Park, Maryland)
condition:
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Dagger and scabbard 16 inches
Dagger 14.5 inches
$500 OBO
Payment - cash, Zelle, cash app
******* SCAMMERS DON'T WASTE MY TIME *******
After 20 years (or more) don't you think everyone knows the grift?
"I will send you a (fake) cashier’s check and you will ship it because everyone on the internet is so honest. I will even add another $50."
If you want it shipped, I will have to list it on ebay as a buy-it-now/best offer.
That way I control to whom I sell it.
You will pay for shipping and insurance.
I will split the ebay fees, which are about 14%.
I have no information about its provence.
The blade was not sharpened.
The blade is clean, it might have been cleaned.
There is light pitting on the back of the crossguard. See picture.
The dagger fits tightly in the scabbard.
Inside the crossguard is an original thin piece of rubber that acts as a bumper.
Nice condition 100% original "late war" Model 1935 German Army/ Heer Officer's Dagger with original scabbard and an ivory white colored grip.
This dagger was likely made in 1942 right before production was halted in 1943 and is unmarked with no maker mark.
The Heer Officer's Dagger was discontinued in 1943 because the war had turned against them badly and what materials and labor they did have needed to concentrate 100% on weapons of war and not dress daggers.
The M.1935 Heer Officer's Dagger was worn by all commissioned officers and senior NCO's (NCO's with permission from their superiors) and was made by a large number of companies from huge corporations to mom and pop cottage shops.
With all of the dagger components available for purchase individually from a number of the larger manufacturers, a small-time home-based business could buy the parts and hand-fit the parts together as well as add additional detail or special order options to help fill government contracts or sell them as private purchase items.
This particular dagger likely came from this cottage industry, where the vast majority of the time the maker did not mark their name on the dagger's blade or anywhere else for that matter.