Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Infanterie-Regiment 47 With Hanger, By Alcoso United Republic of weighting 1

weighting 1

Footnote: The Star for Years of Service was presumably instituted in 1916 as a military decoration for length of meritorious service

he was the author of an article that appeared on page 40 of the Journal of the American Society for Naval Engineers

maker stamped “F-S” on exterior of band

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, Infanterie-Regiment 47 With Hanger, By Alcoso United Republic of weighting 1(Heer Offiziersdolch mit Anhnger). An extremely well preserved Heer Officers dress dagger, measuring 395 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 260 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of DAS UFFZ. KORPS. D. 7 J. R. 47 (THE NCO CORPS OF THE 7. KOMPANIE, INFANTERIE REGIMENT 47), while the reverse bears an inscription of HAMBG. D. 26.