A German Naval Officer's Dagger By Carl Eickhorn; Named To Hans Stephan Auction Archive Grand Cross - In Gold

Grand Cross - In Gold and enamels

at the suggestion of Chiang Kai-shek of China

maker marked WJD

dated 1907)

then transferred four months later to No

A German Naval Officer's Dagger By Carl Eickhorn; Named To Hans Stephan Auction Archive Grand Cross - In GoldMeasuring 417 mm, with the scabbard on, this dagger features a 250 mm nickel plated steel blade, with unsharpened edges, remaining bright and crisp, with a semi sharp tip. The blade's reverse ricasso is maker marked Carl Eickhorn, Solingen with the company's later designed stylized squirrel insignia and is engraved with the name "Hans Stephan" between the squirrel insignia and the blade release catch. The blade itself exhibits a beautifully engraved