RARE WW2 GERMAN OFFICERS FIREMAN’S PARADE DAGGER, SCABBARD BY EICKHORN SOLINGEN

Offered is an scarce, original, WW2 era Fire Officers 1870's pattern dagger with scabbard.

Dagger features a nickel ball pommel & guard with crossed axes & fireman's helmet centre piece relief. Blue black leather & wire twist grips are tight and show only light wear. The very long 34cm steel blade is in excellent condition & shows the Carl Eickhorn name and squirrel makers logo. The blade is non sharpened, with a very good acid etched finish to surface depicting firemen's ladders, grapples, axes, hoses & helmet all surrounded by ornate scroll-works, leather buffer pad being present. Scabbard of nickel plated steel mounts with blue black leather body is complete with no signs of shrinkage. Overall length: 48cm, 49.5cm in scabbard.

A good used example of a WW2 Fire Official's Dirk worn by volunteer and professional Fire Officers. The Dirk was first worn in 1870 and continued through the 3rd Reich period in the same basic configuration. Use of the dagger was officially terminated in 1936 when commissioned ranks were ordered to wear plain hilted sabres instead of the Fireman’s Dagger.