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19 May 2021

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Lot

№ 763

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19 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£1,600

A German 1936 Berlin Olympics Souvenir Dagger.
A mint condition 21cm length knife very similar in construction and design to a Hitler Youth knife. Aluminium hilt, stag grips with Hitler Youth enamel triangle to the centre of the hilt. The blade is excellent, to one side it is maker marked ‘Emil Voos, Solingen’, to the opposite side the Coat of Arms of Berlin, the Olympic rings surmounted by a Third Reich eagle and swastika with motto between ‘Zum Ruhme Des Sports Vur Ehre Des Vaterlandes’ (To the glory of sport in honour of the Fatherland) with its leather washer still intact, in its original scabbard, which is mint condition with all its leather fittings and finally within its original paper bag with all details of the dagger and the maker ‘Emil Voos’ to the exterior,
excellent condition £200-£240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of German Medals and Militaria.

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This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.