Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard and Belt Hanger U.S. Flags After damaging ships 26 and

After damaging ships 26 and 29 July USS Greenling (SS-213) sank transport Brazil Maru off Truk

Also one of the belt clips is bent upward  slightly

The first listing of the Wood-Art Machine Co

Overall length: 24 ⅝“

which removed the stock cartouches

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Scabbard and Belt Hanger U.S. Flags After damaging ships 26 andOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger, made by the desirable maker E. & F. Hrster, Waffenfabrik of Solingen, Germany. The matte Aluminum fittings indicate that it was made in sometime after 1938. Previous to this, the mounts had been of alloy brass or nickel, but Aluminum was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the mounts to be made of this,