Germany, Luftwaffe. A I Pattern Dagger Field Made Letter Opener 1944 certificate_of_authenticity while serving at Shorncliffe

while serving at Shorncliffe

It is vented at the rear

then sent to Trenton

On the reverse of the bowtie ribbon is a metal (magnetic) double-claw clasp for size adjustment with a sewn-on loop to secure the slack ribbon

sixteen with various colours of enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A I Pattern Dagger Field Made Letter Opener 1944 certificate_of_authenticity while serving at Shorncliffe(Luftwaffe Briefffner). A Luftwaffe commemorative letter opener, constructed of non magnetic polished steel, the obverse blade with an etched inscription of HH. KDR. D. F. A. S. and dates OKTOBER 1943 MAI 1944, transitioning into a ribbed upper crossguard bearing gilded sunwheel style mobile swastikas on each side, with a ribbed handle, completing in a rounded pommel similarly marked on each side with a gilded sunwheel style swastika, unmarked,