Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger GTRexclude four on the front and

four on the front and the other five on the sides and rear

constructed of baby blue cotton fabric

obverse bearing central spade and swastika insignia of the RAD on a pebbled field

some oxidation and flecking of enamels evident throughout

Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger GTRexclude four on the front and(Reichsluftschutzbund Offiziersdolch). A Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) second pattern Officers dagger, measuring 385 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated alloy upper crossguard, presenting with a ribbed design and with one half broken off and lost to time. Inset into the centre of the crossguard is a RLB