Germany, Luftwaffe. A Letter Opener, C.1939 Auction Archive obverse with the right-facing bust

obverse with the right-facing bust of Louis XVI

with split shank at the bottom as manufactured

April-May 1900

surrounded by the inscription "NACH 20 JAHR

Larmour and J

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Letter Opener, C.1939 Auction Archive obverse with the right-facing bust(Briefffner). A letter opener that is a miniature of the 1934 Deutsches Luftsportverband (DLV) dagger (renamed Luftwaffe Fliegerdolch), the crossguard features a sunwheel swastika engraved at the centre with extensions on either side in the form of stylistic down swept wings, the grooves along the handle travel diagonally towards the round pommel (missing), the blade measures 13 cm long, the letter opener is a total of 18 cm long, and in very fine