A German Naval Officer's Dagger By Carl Eickhorn; Named To Hans Stephan Auction Archive centering “W” (Westwall)

centering “W” (Westwall)

joined NSDAP in 1927

he left for his first of two tours of duty in the French theatre

with fraying evident in the bright pink piping

3 mm inclusive of its dual facing dragons suspension

A German Naval Officer's Dagger By Carl Eickhorn; Named To Hans Stephan Auction Archive centering “W” (Westwall)Measuring 417 mm, with the scabbard on, this dagger features a 250 mm nickel plated steel blade, with unsharpened edges, remaining bright and crisp, with a semi sharp tip. The blade's reverse ricasso is maker marked Carl Eickhorn, Solingen with the company's later designed stylized squirrel insignia and is engraved with the name "Hans Stephan" between the squirrel insignia and the blade release catch. The blade itself exhibits a beautifully engraved