Germany, SS. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, with Chained Leader’s Scabbard, by Carl Eickhorn visually-hidden Footnote: The medal was instituted

Footnote: The medal was instituted on 14 January 1914  to mark the tenth anniversary of the siege of Port Arthur

The inside of the tunic is lined in the same thick cotton on the panels just inside the opening on both sides

constructed of gilded brass

spring steel

Germany, SS. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, with Chained Leader’s Scabbard, by Carl Eickhorn visually-hidden Footnote: The medal was instituted(Schutzstaffel Dienstdolch M33, mit Stahlscheide M36). A well preserved SS Model 1933 Service Dagger, measuring 37. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with both its edges and tip slightly sharpened. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) in Fraktur script. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of