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| Dress dagger produced for the land based customs service-Landzoll-shown without its hanging straps but within its green, leather clad scabbard. A standard alluminium portepee is attached, although a green and silver original is rarely found. | Fittings of this example are cast in alluminium, a material not destined to produce the quality we have come to expect from the Solingen blade producers of the third Reich-this lack of detail is reflected in the lack of definition to the upswept winged customs eagle and wreath encircled swastika. |
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| Reverse blade showing the 'scales' logo of the Alexander Coppel firm -ALCOSO. This manufacturer used five different logos on their blades during the Third Reich period, due in part to the need to suppress the Jewish background of the founder. | Pristine mint reverse crossguard. Although poor as a casting medium, alluminium does have the advantage appearing almost ageless! |
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The hanging straps for the dagger are silver brocade with twin green stripes, backed with green velvet. Deluxe buckles and clips are oak leaf embellished and in a perfect state of preservation.
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Interior of the crossguard displays the leather blade washer still intact within the recess. |
