Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Miniature Officer’s Dress Dagger Hold Willis-O'Connor was promoted to Temporary

Willis-O'Connor was promoted to Temporary Major on April 24

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Provenance: General Field Marshall Milch’s Clasp to the Iron Cross 1939 First Class was previously acquired from Milch’s family by Hermann Historica

the outer edge trimmed on all four sides with rolled aluminum wire

loss of gilt on swords

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Miniature Officer’s Dress Dagger Hold Willis-O'Connor was promoted to Temporary(Kriegsmarine Dolch fr Offiziere, Miniatur). A well preserved miniature Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 20 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 14 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip (and with an additional stem that continues into the hilt). The blade is unmarked and sits securely within a multi piece hilt which features a gilded bronze crossguard bearing double sided central