Third Reich Unit Marked Luftwaffe 1st Pattern Officers Dress Dagger by Rare Maker Gebr Heller, Marienthal, good early example in nickel silver with sun dial swastika to the centre of the pommel with the gilt finish remaining. Cross guard with sun dial swastika to the centre of the obverse and the reverse has had the swastika polished out, which would indicate this was done by the original owner and not part of the denazification period as the other swastikas would have been removed. The underside of the cross guard is unit marked ‘Flg. H. Kp. Stadel’. Housed in the original blue leather covered scabbard with nickel silver mounts, the reverse of the top mount also unit engraved ‘Flg. H. Kp. Stadel 1’. Double edged blade which is stamped with a number ‘1’ and the reverse side has the makers trademark of the boy with balloons. Some wear to the blade with slight rounding to the tip. The blade measures 30 ½ cms, overall 48 ½ cms. The exterior shows some wear, dents to the lower chape of scabbard, blue leather covering absent in places on the scabbard and section of Verdigris to the pommel. Hard maker to find for this dagger.