Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger Newly Listed measuring 108 mm (w) x

measuring 108 mm (w) x 106 mm (h)

Johnston did later take it upon himself to forward this piece of German aeroplane canvas to Sapper Lake

including a mis-matched set of Machine Gun unit insignia

(Schwerter)

with a paper label reading “Militäreffekten Metallwarenfabrik Hermann Aurich

Germany, Rlb. A Ii Pattern Officer’s Dagger Newly Listed measuring 108 mm (w) x(Reichsluftschutzbund Offiziersdolch). A Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) second pattern Officers dagger, measuring 385 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 250 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade sits securely within a nickel plated alloy upper crossguard, presenting with a ribbed design and with one half broken off and lost to time. Inset into the centre of the crossguard is a RLB