Germany, RLB. A Rare Subordinate’s Dagger, First Model, Owner-Customized Example by Paul Weyersberg Province of China (Troddeln)

(Troddeln)

A downward-hooked pommel completes the bayonet

reverse centre with national design

a Wehrmacht Long Service Award with first pattern Luftwaffe device

marked with a stamped Czechoslovakian lion rampant

Germany, RLB. A Rare Subordinate’s Dagger, First Model, Owner-Customized Example by Paul Weyersberg Province of China (Troddeln)(Reichsluftschutzbund Dolch fr Unterfhrer 1. Modell). A well preserved Reichsluftschutzbund (Reich Air Protection League RLB) first pattern subordinates dagger, measuring 36. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the edge and tip, and with much of its original crossgrain still visible. The obverse of the blade bears a