Germany, Third Reich. A Postschutz Official’s Dagger, Composite Parts Example, By Carl Eickhorn Hold facing non re-engagement for service

facing non re-engagement for service

and for record-setting nonstop long-distance flights he made or attempted between 1929 and 1931

with light wear and enamel loss from use

25 General Hospital at Hardelot on June 14

an award document for a Wound Badge

Germany, Third Reich. A Postschutz Official’s Dagger, Composite Parts Example, By Carl Eickhorn Hold facing non re-engagement for service(Postschutz Dolch). A composite parts Postschutz officials dagger, measuring 39 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. It is plain with the exception of a makers mark on the obverse ricasso reading ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated