Germany, 2nd GM. - Lot 291

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Germany, 2nd GM. - Lot 291
Germany, 2nd GM. Heer model 35 dagger. Nickel-plated "fein zink" pommel and guard. Orange synthetic fuse. White blade with logo and "WKC SOLINGEN" manufacturer's marking on heel. Nickel-plated "fein zink" scabbard. Complete with patterned brads, worn velvet in places, "bund metal" loops, buckles and snap hooks. It comes with its aluminum passementerie floch lanyard. (In its original condition, never collected before, wear and patina from use, minor bumps on the scabbard. Fairly good condition). Provenance: War record of a veteran of the 3rd DIA, Captain Maurice Édouard Claude LAURENT, General Béthouard's liaison officer. Enlisted in the Algerian Tirailleurs in 39/40, he took part in the Provence landings in August 1944, landing in Saint-Tropez. During the fighting for the capture of Strasbourg in November 1944, he was the 1st Frenchman to cross the Kehl bridge after a three-man reconnaissance operation.
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