Slovakia, I Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits GTRexclude Born 27 October 1908 in

Born 27 October 1908 in Düsseldorf

measuring 39 mm (w) x 54 mm (h)

1936 he was placed with the first reserves of the Wehrmacht regional militia

on a silver wrist chain with hook and eye clasp)

Black embroidered "P" overlying a red embroidered propeller

Slovakia, I Republic. A Rare Air Force Pilot’s Dress Dagger, By Wlaszovits GTRexclude Born 27 October 1908 inA rare and very well preserved Slovakian Air Force pilots dagger measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of WLASZOVITS, TS, but the blade is otherwise plain It sits securely within a matte brass upper crossguard with a ribbed outer circumference, which features double sided circular medallions