A Fine Quality Manufacture 1St Pattern Early Luftwaffe Dagger By Stocker & Co. Of Solingen Auction mounted to a suspension bar

mounted to a suspension bar with swing bar pinback as worn by the veteran

arriving in LeHavre

one of the two lugs intact

Footnote: Thomas Dutson Mather was born in Clifton

spotting on the Tirol Defence Commemorative Medal

A Fine Quality Manufacture 1St Pattern Early Luftwaffe Dagger By Stocker & Co. Of Solingen Auction mounted to a suspension barAn excellently preserved first pattern early Luftwaffe dagger of outstanding workmanship by the well established maker, Stocker & Co. of Solingen (SMF). Measuring 485 mm with the scabbard on, this dagger features a complete and untouched 305 mm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade. It features a wonderfully mirror like finish in mint condition, with only very limited contact common to extraction and return to the scabbard. The dagger slides in and