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In 1935, Hitler abrogated the Treaty of Versailles, and revealed the newly formed German Wehrmacht. This included the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, which had surreptitiously been rebuilt with new gliders, bombers, and fighters, as well as a cadre of young officers. The Luftwaffe cut its teeth in the Spanish Civil War, wreaking havoc against cities such as Guernica in 1937, and infamously laid waste to London during the “Blitz” from September 1940-May 1941. In 1937, the Luftwaffe introduced the 2nd model dress dagger for officers, which was a smaller design more in the Army style than the 1st model. It was produced by some of Germany’s finest cutlers. This German WW2 Luftwaffe Officer Anton Wingen Jr. 2nd Model Dress Dagger is in Very Good Condition, with a bit of nicking to the blade tip, three chips in the upper top blade edge, some light sharpening to the blade edges, some light cleaning, scratching, scabbard wear, and small spots of pitting/patina at each side of the blade, some light loosening to the third from bottom wire handle wrapping, a small chip at each side of the lower handle, some light whitish patina at the left side of the pommel, and with some scattered 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, sports the classic spread wing eagle Luftwaffe guard, oak leaves and acorns decorated ferrule, and matching oak leaves and acorns decorated pommel, the last in a “globe” like shape with a swastika molded into each middle side, and boasts an elegant white swirl ridged celluloid grip with “twisted” brass wire wrapping. It's etched at the reverse ricasso with the logo of its maker, “A.W. JR / SOLINGEN” ( the famous Anton Wingen Junior), carries the original brown leather "bumper pad" at the blade/guard join, and is complete with the original German WW2 Luftwaffe Officer 2nd Model Dress Scabbard in Good Condition, with some roughening around the end tip, some cleaning, scratching, smoothing, pitting, and patina throughout, and with some overall age wear evident. Otherwise, the scabbard is in fine shape, with absolutely no dents, cracking, or other damage to the tough steel construction. Most interestingly, it bears the traditional oak leaves and acorns embellishments at the lower front and back body, denoting the 2nd Model Luftwaffe design, exhibits a pebbled body, the original screwed-in throat piece, and both of the original oak leaves embossed mounted steel hanging rings at the upper left side, and the set is a fine example of a rare, original German WW2 Luftwaffe Officer Anton Wingen Jr. 2nd Model Dress Dagger.