Slovakia, I Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits Auction with a functional spring catch

with a functional spring catch with stud release and dual functional hinges

and 1 5/8 wide)

bearing a Luftwaffe-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

olive coloured cotton reinforcement strip sewn to the bottom of the tongue

measuring 148 mm x 205 mm

Slovakia, I Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits Auction with a functional spring catchA rare and very well preserved Slovakian Air Force pilots dagger measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of WLASZOVITS, TS, but the blade is otherwise plain It sits securely within a matte brass upper crossguard with a ribbed outer circumference, which features double sided circular medallions