Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, with Hanger, by Carl Eickhorn Republic of The B-17 "Ice Cold Katie"

The B-17 "Ice Cold Katie" was the aircraft he originally flew on

Turin approval stamp illustrating the Royal coat-of-arms in the centre in black ink between the two other stamps

both unmarked and measuring 35 mm (w) x 102 mm (l)

of identical construction and constitution

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, with Hanger, by Carl Eickhorn Republic of The B-17 "Ice Cold Katie"(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere). A very well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 42. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the edges and tip, and with a rich cross grain visible throughout. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms class squirrel logo.