Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, by Carl Julius Krebs Auction Archive Falange Divisional Shield Patch (blue

Falange Divisional Shield Patch (blue embroidery on red cotton

the official Munich publishing house of the NSDAP

strap affixed to the outside and fed through a metal buckle at the opening

flanked by a date of “1959” (while in exile in Portugal)

light wear evident on the reverse of the leather patch

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, First Pattern, by Carl Julius Krebs Auction Archive Falange Divisional Shield Patch (blue(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere, 1. Form). A well preserved first pattern Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 49 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of CARL JULIUS KREBS, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms monogram logo. It sits securely within a nickel plated alloy crossguard which