Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, by Rudolf Büchel Auction All buttons are constructed of

All buttons are constructed of gilt bronze with a magnetic core

unmarked but textbook example of C

there is a white tag with red embroidered numerals in the collar inscribed "38"

with a red-highlighted inscription of “WINTERSPORTKÄMPFE” (“WINTER SPORTS GAMES”) across the bottom

inscribed "SOUTH AFRICA 1900" around the handle of the sword

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, by Rudolf Büchel Auction All buttons are constructed of(Luftwaffe Offiziersdolch 1. Modell). A well preserved first model Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 48 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the edges and tip. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of RUDOLF BCHEL, SOLINGEN MERSCHEID, circumscribing the firms stylized logo. It sits securely within a nickel plated alloy