OT: Unit marked Luft Dagger??

Ron Smith · 08-21-2006, 10:36 AM

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

08-21-2006, 10:36 AM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	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 __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

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