Kriegsmarine 2nd model Puma etched dagger with portepee
Here is a Puma made Kriegsmarine dagger which was brought back to the UK by a veteran of the 1st Mountain Regiment RA , part of 52nd Lowland Division . It was found in the fighting on the Walcheren Islands whilst the Division was attached to 1st Canadain Army.
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Great dagger with provenance..with a not so commonly seen producer
The scabbard still has much of its original gilt process. Does the blade etch have the standard "fowled anchor"..or the sailing ship motiff?
Regards Larry
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The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Thanks Larry as you know i venture here very little as Daggers are not usually my thing !! It appears that it has the Sailing ship motif and an anchor !
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Wow Paul Bravo
You have the lesser seen of the 2 motifs. Very desirable among Kriegsmarine collectors. Hang onto this dagger..you have 2 rarities in 1 dagger.
The Naval Gents here will appreciate this very much.
Thanks for sharing Regards Larry
It is not the size of a Collection in History that matters......Its the size of your Passion for it!!
One never knows what tree roots push to the surface of what laid buried before the tree was planted - Larry C
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” - Winston Churchill
Hello Paul.
The crossguard is in a wrong position. You must assemble the dagger correctly. Please take a look at the crossguard of my Puma dagger. You will understand what I mean.
Best,
Oleg.
Interesting dagger Paul. The dagger has definitely been apart at some time as the crossguard is upside down, the grip is also on back to front, the sailing ship was the only etch Puma used on their navy blades. The other unusual thing about this is the scabbard is a Holler product, you can tell this by the leaf pattern on the bands. The buffer pads Puma used were red felt, hard to tell with the picture but this one looks leather which could also be from a Holler. Dagger appears to have been messed with.
Best Tomaz.
Paul,
could you make a picture of the bottom part of the scabbard, please?
Best,
Oleg.
Hi Oleg, if the scabbard is not a Holler product and it is what I consider to be a generic (I know you disagree) it is still fit with Holler leaf bands and this will be further indication that Puma sourced their parts from other companies. Here are the same bands placed upside down on Sorge's rare Klass who also did not manufacture their own navy parts.
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/krieg...how-you-636316
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