Original German WWII 2nd Model Luftwaffe Dagger by Robert Klaas of Solingen with Scabbard MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets It was put into service

It was put into service in 1937 together with DF 37defensive hand grenade

having failed to break out of an encirclement east of Minsk on the night of 5/6 July

The cap is lined with light brown "service cloth" type fabric

showing the stiffener

Original German WWII 2nd Model Luftwaffe Dagger by Robert Klaas of Solingen with Scabbard MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets It was put into serviceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of mid war production 2nd Model Luftwaffe dagger. It is a fine Solingen Produced example made by the rare firm of Robert Klaas, Feine Solinger Stahlwaren (Fine Solingen Steelware). The celluloid grip of this dagger is a nice light caramel color, faded from the original ivory white color. One side is a bit more faded than the other, as light accelerates the process. It has a nice tapered