£150
A German Third Reich Kriegsmarine Naval Officer's Dagger by E. & F. Horster, Solingen, plated blade etched with anchors and makers oval logo on the forte, ivorine grip, gilt metal eagle and swastika pommel above ornate cross guard complete with locking-catch and release button, housed in gilt metal scabbard with engraved lightning bolts and suspension-rings in oakleaf lockets, note, large damage to cross guard, missing wirebound grip and with osses of gilt, see images, L 42 cm
Provenance; By family tradition, acquired in Germany during 1945 by Act. Major RM Norman Edward Ricketts who was serving as a ‘Staff Officer Naval Demolitions on the staff of V.A.C.B.N. Germany’ during the lead up to and in the aftermath of the German surrender. Major Ricketts later went on to build a successful career in civil aviation, becoming one of the founders of International Air Bahamas and he was awarded an OBE for services to aviation.
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