Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, by E. & F. Hörster Auction it features 241 paginated interior

it features 241 paginated interior pages pasted with full-colour cigarette cards depicting key figures of the Third Reich

Upton died on June 9

with a central inscription of “MAIN” flanked on each side by crossed swords

and scratching of the scabbard paint

inscribed "DEUTSCHE WINTERSPORT-MEISTERSCHAFTEN 1935" (German Winter Sports Championships) above and "GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN" below

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, First Pattern, by E. & F. Hörster Auction it features 241 paginated interior(Luftwaffe Dolch fr Offiziere, 1. Form). A very well preserved, first pattern Luftwaffe Officers dress dagger, measuring 49 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 31 cm long, nickel plated magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the tip and edges. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of E. & F. HRSTER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic monogram logo. The blade sits securely within