Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, Unissued Mint Ii Pattern, By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Archive the second inscribed with “CAMPAGNE

the second inscribed with “CAMPAGNE D’AFRICA 1897” (AFRICA CAMPAIGN 1897)

Grimminger held the rank of Oberbootsmannsmaat (Senior Boatswain’s Mate)

a group of local men in the Tofino lifeboat

Footnote: The Russo-Japanese War Medal was established by Imperial Edict No

1916) and maker marked "W

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dagger, Unissued Mint Ii Pattern, By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie Archive the second inscribed with “CAMPAGNE(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). An extremely well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dagger, measuring 41. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges, and narrow dual fullers running the majority of the length of each side. The obverse ricasso bears the makers logo of Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie, Solingen, consisting of the firms initials topped by its