OT: Unit marked Luft Dagger??
 

It's really off topic, but wonder about the unit markings here. The scabbard is St. K III 254 and the edge is slightly different and is 9. St. III 254 Any help would be greatly appreciated....

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/lf01.jpg

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/lf10.jpg

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/lf11.jpg

http://forum.lugerforum.com/lfupload/lf12.jpg

Bob,

Dave Molchen had a Presentation Imperial era Hirschfanger hunting dagger marked "K. St." that he posted on Still's forum awhile ago.

I did some searching and the best guess that we could come up with was that it was an Honorarium presented to a graduate of "Kriegsschulen"( War school) at "Stettin".

The fact that unit markings were reversed after WWI begining with the formation of the Reichsheer. It stands to reason that this, being a post 1933 Third Reich piece, would conform to the post WWI order.

My guess would be that this is parade or presentation dagger , also from the same war school. III is possibly the Battalion number or company.

Ron

Hi,

I would be thinking in the line of 'Staffel' or 'squadron' in the Luftwaffe, but of course I could be very wrong :)