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The world had never seen an army like the German army of WW2; as Winston Churchill once said, "If it is to live in peace, it must never see another". At its apogee, Germany's conquests extended from the French channel ports in the West to Stalingrad in the East. Heer officers of WW2 carried the M-1935 dress dagger as a mark of rank and status. These daggers were produced by some of Germany's finest cutlers, and were prized war souvenirs among US Army troops in the ETO. This German Army WW2 Heer Officer Carl Eickhorn M-1935 Dress Dagger is in Good Condition, with some light scratching, scabbard wear, and small spots of pitting/patina at each side of the blade, moderate loosening to the blade, guard, and pommel system, some loosening to the ferrule and handle system, some light tarnishing to the guard, ferrule, and pommel, two small chips in the upper left side of the handle, two small spots of darkening at the lower left side of the handle, and with some light overall age wear evident. Otherwise, the dagger is in fine shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it features a bright 10" double edge dagger spearpoint blade with a pronounced central spine and a great amount of the original, elegant cross-graining, sports the classic spread wing eagle Heer guard, acorn decorated ferrule, and matching acorn decorated pommel, and boasts a gorgeous, mellow yellowish orange swirl ridged "trylon" (hard plastic) grip. It's etched at the reverse ricasso in inverted fashion with the iconic “squirrel” logo of its maker, the famous “ORIGINAL / Eickhorn / SOLINGEN”, carries the original brown leather "bumper pad" at the blade/guard join, and is complete with the original German Army WW2 Heer Officer M-1935 Dress Scabbard in Very Good Condition, with some denting/flattening to the middle back body, some light finish abrading and tarnishing down the sides, and with some light overall age wear evident. Otherwise, the scabbard is in fine shape, with absolutely no cracking or other damage to the tough steel construction. Most interestingly, it bears a good amount of the original darkened background and silver plating throughout, exhibits a pebbled body, the original screwed-in throat piece, and both of the original acorn embossed mounted steel hanging rings at the upper left side, and the set is a fine example of a rare, original German Army WW2 Heer Officer Carl Eickhorn M-1935 Dress Dagger.