Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Alcoso Archive Footnote: The National Order of

Footnote: The National Order of Merit was established on April 8

measuring 28 mm (w) x 39 mm (h)

marked H U W

measuring 8 mm in diameter

Nothing has been heard of these four members since they were reported on 27

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, by Alcoso Archive Footnote: The National Order of(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 42. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and with dual narrow fullers running the majority of the length of each side. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel, circumscribing the