1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger by Pack

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1st Model (1934/35) Airforce Dagger (Luftwaffe Fliegerdolch) by E. Pack. The early Siegfried Waffen etched maker mark is nicely executed though lightened somewhat from cleaning. The blade has some age. It rates an Exc+. It retains its original blue pebbled buffer pad. The early blue, pebbled leather covered scabbard looks excellent! About 99% leather coverage remains intact, with a perfect seam! The solid nickel fittings show wonderful age patina and match the hilt in color and wear. Curiously the lower and center fittings are both secured with aluminum headless brads. The upper has no screws or brads. Why? heaven knows but this looks to be the way it has been for a very long time. The solid nickel chain is in excellent condition. It has 9 upper ringlets and 14 lower, ending at a well working solid nickel clip! The solid nickel hilt looks great! The crossguard is silver plated solid nickel matching the scabbard with inserted brass sun wheel swastikas. The pommel is transitional being aluminum with inserted brass roundels. The wood based, blue leather grip sports a triple brass wire wrap. has been squashed down suffering some leather loss at the lower section where the wire is loose.