Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel Auction As the survivors swam away

As the survivors swam away from the burning fuel

two-piece construction with crimps

Thomas Lingard Green

The recipient of the Assault Badge is Lieutenant of the Reserve Joachim Berger on the Staff of Panzerjäger (Tank Destroyer) Detachment 218

Germany, Heer. A Heer Officer’s Dagger, By Alexander Coppel Auction As the survivors swam away(Heer Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Heer officers dagger, measuring 425 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 265 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The blade is unmarked with the exception of a makers stamp near the reverse ricasso of ALCOSO, SOLINGEN, for the former firm of Alexander Coppel. It sits securely within the silvered zink alloy upper crossguard, the obverse