Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard and Belt Hanger Japanese Army and in the first stages

and in the first stages of the Pacific War

The liner size is around a 58-59cm (7 1/4 - 7 3/8)

and during the NSDAP led rearmament preceding WWII

the progenitor of the JN-4

were sent to the Axe

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard and Belt Hanger Japanese Army and in the first stagesOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger, made by the desirable maker E. & F. Hrster, Waffenfabrik of Solingen, Germany. The matte Aluminum fittings indicate that it was made in sometime after 1938. Previous to this, the mounts had been of alloy brass or nickel, but Aluminum was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the mounts to be made of this,