Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, Second Pattern, By Carl Eickhorn GTRexclude The 256th Battalion was raised

The 256th Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Toronto under the authority of G

maker marked “O

Footnote: Wilhelm Emil “Willy” Messerschmitt was born on 26 June 1898 in Frankfurt-am-Main

slip of paper inserted in the name plate inscribed "W

measuring 92 mm (w) x 126

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger, Second Pattern, By Carl Eickhorn GTRexclude The 256th Battalion was raised(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch). 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 semi sharpened edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of a makers mark on the reverse ricasso of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. It sits