Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dagger, By Arthur Evertz certificate_of_authenticity WWI 49th Infantry Battalion Pin

WWI 49th Infantry Battalion Pin CEF - Bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

Dark patina on obverse

dated “1848-1898”

Bronzed and aluminum

Lehl was born the 15th September

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dagger, By Arthur Evertz certificate_of_authenticity WWI 49th Infantry Battalion Pin(Heer Offiziersdolch). An extremely well preserved Heer officers dagger, measuring 395 mm in length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 260 mm long nickel plated magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and semi sharpened edges. The blade presents plain with the exception of a makers mark near the reverse ricasso of AES for Arthur Evertz, Solingen. The blade sits securely within the silvered upper crossguard, the obverse of which consists