Ivory Handel, Engraved Blade,named Officers Army Dagger.

[jimjim91607]

Dear Fellow members,Roy from PA emailed me regarding a particular dagger I have which appeared with an army dagger I was selling.So I thought I would share it with you and see if anyone had any input to who the owner was and what the dagger blade says in English.The handle is Ivory it is an Eickhorn and it has been de-Nazified.Any comments are more than welcome.It is not for sale.Thanks again thanks to Roy for his interest,Stephen.

[jimjim91607]

tTOP WITH CROWN ?

Top With Crown?

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Name And Title?

Name And Title?

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Handle

Handle

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Blade Reads ?

BLADE READS ? It is written in German and so I will do my best to recreate the words. Unserem R'deur der Gtab der Uufkl Grs Ubt 18 Any body who can translate this please do.Thanks Stephen.

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[mustang]

im not too sure about translation on this , but after studying a bit of gothic script on an old wooden item a while ago i would think that R`deur is actually K`deur (kommandeur) and Gtab is actually Stab (staff) .

so we have partially
our staff commander of .....................................

ill work some more on this but im no translator , the crossguard appears to be Freiherr . von . Neveu i think family name or clan so to speak ...that crest on pommel is really neat and may prove important , the imperial crown above is from a family well before third reich but obviously a descendant serving in third reich .

no doubt somebody can work more on this

[mustang]

the Freiher von Neveu family descendants appear to be in the wine business these days ..using the crest of two anchors ...so guess this family have been going a long time and are still going .

[mustang]

Ers ..possibly Ersatz ....replacement
Ubt .. possibly Unterabschnitt ...battalion

[jimjim91607]

Thank You For All The Info Mustang Cheers!

Thank You For All Your Valuable Info Mustang Regarding This Dagger.Any Help Out There Is Greatly Appreciated.stephen.

[Erich B.]

To our Commander on the Staff of Recon Ersatz Abteilung 18 (Reconnaissance Replacement Section 18).
Erich

[roydagger]

that is a beauty sir!!!

[jimjim91607]

Thanks To Roy And Erich For Your Comments And Info

Thanks To Roy And Erich For Your Commnts And Info.

[jimjim91607]

I Just Spoke To The Grandson Of The Officer Taht The Dagger Belonged .

Thanks To The Detective Work Of Mustang In England,I Found The Phone Number Of The Family In Question In Germany.I Spoke Earlier To The Grandson In Baden-wurttenburg Who Confirmed That His Grandfather Was The Original Owner Of This Dagger.The Grandfather Survived The War And Lived Until The Ripe Old Age Of 94.He Passed Away In 1987.The Grandson Said He Will Speak To His Father About Possible Photos Of The Grandfather In His Uniform.This Is What Makes Collecting A Wonderful and interesting Hobby.Thanks Again Stephen.

[vesuvio]

keep us posted. Great job