Germany, Democratic Republic. An Army Officer's Dress Dagger certificate_of_authenticity New York National Guard Company

New York National Guard Company D

with contact marks and dents visible on both the locket and chape

47 mm x 60

with a unicorn between the lower left and upper right arms

Germany, Democratic Republic. An Army Officer's Dress Dagger certificate_of_authenticity New York National Guard CompanyDagger with a polished nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, with semi sharp edges and a very sharp tip, designed with bevelled edges, along with dual fullers on both sides, number engraved "74052" on the reverse ricasso, with a leather washer, the blade exhibiting moderate contact marks from extraction from the scabbard and measuring 245 mm in length. The blade is embedded into the nickle plated crossguard, the quillon having the traditional hook