OT: Unit marked Luft Dagger??

Bob in OH · 08-20-2006, 09:24 PM

It's really off topic, but wonder about the unit markings here. The scabbard is St. K III 254 and the edge is slightly different and is 9. St. III 254 Any help would be greatly appreciated....

Ron Smith · 08-21-2006, 10:36 AM

Bob,

Dave Molchen had a Presentation Imperial era Hirschfanger hunting dagger marked "K. St." that he posted on Still's forum awhile ago.

I did some searching and the best guess that we could come up with was that it was an Honorarium presented to a graduate of "Kriegsschulen"( War school) at "Stettin".

The fact that unit markings were reversed after WWI begining with the formation of the Reichsheer. It stands to reason that this, being a post 1933 Third Reich piece, would conform to the post WWI order.

My guess would be that this is parade or presentation dagger , also from the same war school. III is possibly the Battalion number or company.

Ron

Vlim · 08-21-2006, 10:45 AM

Hi,

I would be thinking in the line of 'Staffel' or 'squadron' in the Luftwaffe, but of course I could be very wrong

08-20-2006, 09:24 PM	#1
Bob in OH User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NE OH Posts: 129 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	OT: Unit marked Luft Dagger?? It's really off topic, but wonder about the unit markings here. The scabbard is St. K III 254 and the edge is slightly different and is 9. St. III 254 Any help would be greatly appreciated....

08-21-2006, 10:36 AM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Bob, Dave Molchen had a Presentation Imperial era Hirschfanger hunting dagger marked "K. St." that he posted on Still's forum awhile ago. I did some searching and the best guess that we could come up with was that it was an Honorarium presented to a graduate of "Kriegsschulen"( War school) at "Stettin". The fact that unit markings were reversed after WWI begining with the formation of the Reichsheer. It stands to reason that this, being a post 1933 Third Reich piece, would conform to the post WWI order. My guess would be that this is parade or presentation dagger , also from the same war school. III is possibly the Battalion number or company. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

08-21-2006, 10:45 AM	#3
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,989 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi, I would be thinking in the line of 'Staffel' or 'squadron' in the Luftwaffe, but of course I could be very wrong