Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, By Alcoso Hold George V bareheaded bust in

George V bareheaded bust in Field Marshal’s uniform

this dagger features a 247 mm nickel-plated steel blade

photograph very fine

Colonel (later General Anuruddha Ratwatte)

with intact enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, By Alcoso Hold George V bareheaded bust in(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dagger, measuring 43 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade is plain with the exception of a makers mark on the reverse ricasso of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel, circumscribing the companys scale logo. The blade sits securely within a silvered