Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger With Etched Blade & Hanger, By Emil Voos Auction when he was retired for

when he was retired for the last time at the age of 61

The award document is dated to Boppard (western Germany) on June 9

with an illegible silver purity mark

1940 and posted to the United States Naval Training Station at San Diego

A scarf knot constructed of strips of brown leather

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger With Etched Blade & Hanger, By Emil Voos Auction when he was retired for(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch mit Anhnger). A well preserved second pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 430 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 265 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. Both sides of the blade present with intricate and striking acid etched arabesque designs, with the obverse bearing a central Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, set within laurel leaf