Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel certificate_of_authenticity three hallmarks on the ring

three hallmarks on the ring

to those involved in Operation Market Garden from September 15 to 25

” on the bottom of the reverse

Frierich-Bathildis Medal 1915 - Waldeck and Pyrmont

Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel certificate_of_authenticity three hallmarks on the ring(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