Original Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent early Pre-War production 2nd Model Luftwaffe Officer's dagger, complete with its original scabbard. It is a fine Solingen-Produced example made by the well known firm Ernst Pack & Söhne of Solingen. The celluloid grip of this dagger is still the original ivory white color, which is very rare to see! Most fade to yellow and orange over the years due to the instability of the material. It has a nice tapered shape, and is wrapped with bound twisted wires. There is just a bit of light staining overall, and the wire wrapping is still bright, though a bit loose near the lovely plated steel ferrule.

The hilt mounts are in similar condition with a lovely lightly worn patina of age. The pommel is very good and still shows most of the original detail. The "mobile" swass on both sides are clear and the oak leaves around them are raised out and heavily hand enhanced. The pommel appears to be solid aluminum, which still retains some of the antiquing in the recesses. It does have a bit of wear around the edges, as is often seen.

The crossguard is also made of Aluminum, which was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the eagle-shaped guard to be made of this material. The front side is an eagle with a breast and talon area that is vaulted out much more so than the crossguards seen on other types of daggers. The guard shows little wear and has great feathering on the eagle. The bird, of course, flies to the left and grasps a mobile swas in his talons. The reverse panel is decorated with small pebbling, which is still clear. There is still a good amount of the original antiquing in the recessed areas of the guard.

The blade on this example is nickel plated, something we very rarely see on 2nd Model daggers! Only the earliest produced special order examples were plated, quickly replaced by polished bright steel. The blade is in very good condition, with the original nickel plating almost completely. There is some wear from the runners, which is typical, and there are also areas of light oxidation and staining on the plating. The tip is fully intact and the edges are correctly unsharpened. Really a lovely blade here!

The blade on this example is nickel plated, something we very rarely see on 2nd Model daggers! Only the earliest produced special order examples were plated, quickly replaced by polished bright steel. The blade is in very good condition, with the original nickel plating almost completely. There is some wear from the runners, which is typical, and there are also areas of light oxidation and staining on the plating. The tip is fully intact and the edges are correctly unsharpened. Really a lovely blade here!

The rear ricasso of the blade is etched with the large "Siegfried" trademark logo of Ernst Pack & Söhne, which is in excellent condition. The mark shows their trademark "Young Siegfried wielding a hammer" Logo, surrounded by a stylized banner. The whole trademark reads:

Siegfried
ERNST PACK & SÖHNE M.B.H. WAFFENFABRIK
(Jung Siegfried Logo)
SOLINGEN
WAFFEN

Per J. Anthony Carter's book GERMAN KNIFE AND SWORD MAKERS, this firm used this trademark on Army Officer swords during before the war and during the early years. They mostly made daggers so there is not as much information regarding the swords. The company survived the war, until it was sold in the 1960s to another knife company from Solingen, and the maker mark continued to be used into the 1990s.

This steel scabbard is a fine, straight example, which now shows a lovely light gray finish. It looks to be plated, but it is possible that it is originally antiqued bright steel. It still looks great, and there are no major dents that we can see. The bands are zinc alloy, showing hand enhanced oak leaves tipped at a 45 degree angle, with some wear around the hanger rings. The throat is retained by two flush-mount screws on the narrow sides of the scabbard, and is the narrower style seen.

A great 2nd Model Luftwaffe Officer's Dagger, made by a desirable maker and complete with a lovely original scabbard! Ready to display!

Specifications:
Blade Length: 10"
Overall length: 15 1/8”
Crossguard: 3 1/4”
Scabbard Length: 11 3/4”