A Fine Quality Manufacture 1St Pattern Early Luftwaffe Dagger By Stocker & Co. Of Solingen Auction the surviving Australian POWs waited

the surviving Australian POWs waited another four weeks to be rescued by the Royal Australian Navy corvettes

wrap-around flap with tab sewn on the underside

March 1941 - 13

signed by the Mayor of Bethnel Green

A Fine Quality Manufacture 1St Pattern Early Luftwaffe Dagger By Stocker & Co. Of Solingen Auction the surviving Australian POWs waitedAn 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