Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel Auction As the survivors swam away

As the survivors swam away from the burning fuel

Only forty-four had been issued to Canadians

A superb quality set of finest quality manufacture

as it help conceal the grease and grime commonly encountered by motorized personnel

Thomas Lingard Green

Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel Auction As the survivors swam away(Heer Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Heer officers dagger, measuring 425 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 265 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The blade is unmarked with the exception of a makers stamp near the reverse ricasso of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel. It sits securely within the silvered zink alloy upper crossguard, the obverse