Germany, Dlv. A Flyer’s Knife, By F. & A. Helbig Hold A well-preserved Gendarmerie EM/NCO’s M43

A well-preserved Gendarmerie EM/NCO’s M43 field cap

A second Order of the Red Star

DEM VERDIENSTE at centre

crazing evident in the red and white enamels at the lower left of the flag insignia

34 mm (w) x 71

Germany, Dlv. A Flyer’s Knife, By F. & A. Helbig Hold A well-preserved Gendarmerie EM/NCO’s M43(Deutscher Luftsportverband Fliegermesser). An extremely well preserved Deutscher Luftsportverband (German Air Sports Association DLV) Flyers Knife, measuring 34 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 17. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of F. & A. HELBIG, STEINBACH (KR. M), circumscribing the firms GAEGLER trade name. It sits securely