#81727
10/10/2006 12:24 PM
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Here are a couple of photos i bought recently. The first one is a high ranking Navy officer, and he looks like he got some sort of honour dagger. The scabbard has the nice paneling. Any thoughts on this?
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10/10/2006 12:27 PM
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10/10/2006 12:28 PM
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Back of photo. Unsure of text , except for July 1943.
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10/10/2006 12:30 PM
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Another officer with what looks like a navy dagger, but he seems to have army insignia on his visor. Anyone know what he is?
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#81731
10/10/2006 12:31 PM
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Dagger. Notice he must have had a loose pommel, as its its back to front.
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#81732
10/10/2006 01:06 PM
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Lewis, FANTASTIC photos! Th chased scabbard in the first pic. is really great, although it like like Ernst needs to brush up on his "reef knot" skills.  Thanks for posting, Johnny
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#81733
10/10/2006 02:59 PM
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What he is: Is in BIG truoble for being "out of uniform" unless his rank gives him privilege.
" Always interested in Aluminum fitted, rare, and superbly conditioned Army daggers." DJ Roach
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#81734
10/10/2006 10:53 PM
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Is it possible that one or more of them is Coastal Artillary?
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#81735
10/11/2006 02:16 AM
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quote: Originally posted by Lewis:
Here are a couple of photos i bought recently. The first one is a high ranking Navy officer, and he looks like he got some sort of honour dagger. The scabbard has the nice paneling. Any thoughts on this?
I can't see the design of the crossguards, but my guess would be that it is an updated Imperial Naval Dagger
"The mission of this Allied Force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th, 1945," Dwight D. Eisenhower
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10/12/2006 07:23 AM
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I also tend to think that these men are coastal artillerie. The man second from left has the typical marine oak leaf around his cap cocade. Very nice and interesting pics, thank you for showing. They also would have fitted in the "wearing" thread in the papers and photographs section of the forum  . Concerning the scabbard, it looks like an private extra cost ciseleured scabbard which was offered by several manufacturers, mainly by WKC.
wotan, gd.c-b#105
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10/12/2006 07:37 AM
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Oh, I forgot the text on the back of photograph:
Meiner lieben Base Elsa vom
Vetter Ernst.
Danzig, Juli 1943.
To my dear cousin (female) Elsa from
cousin (male) Ernst.
Danzig, Juli 1943.
wotan, gd.c-b#105
"Never look for sqare eggs" as a late owner of an original FHH-dagger used to say.
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#81738
10/12/2006 08:55 AM
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