Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Belt Hanger U.S. Artillery especially around the breech area

especially around the breech area

What was developed was the "GAS RATTLE"

Potts trained as a bomber pilot and arrived at Alconbury

with dedicated pocket for whistle

Overall an exceptionally rare grouping from a known member of the Army's Parachute Demonstration Team

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Belt Hanger U.S. Artillery especially around the breech areaOriginal 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,