Germany, Heer. A Miniature Officer’s Dagger United Republic of 1916 at Camp Hughes

1916 at Camp Hughes

the clasp is missing its magnetic backplate and demonstrates oxidation and loss of finish throughout

within a red-painted ring

worn on new replacement ribbon

Germany, Heer. A Miniature Officer’s Dagger United Republic of 1916 at Camp Hughes(Heer Miniatur Offiziersdolch). A well preserved miniature Heer Officers dagger, measuring 20 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 13. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and edges. It sits securely within a silvered zink crossguard, with the obverse bearing a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika. The handle grip is composed of a single piece of ribbed brown celluloid,