Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Land Customs Officials Dagger, With Hanger, By F.w. Höller Hold with the sun rising in

with the sun rising in the background at the right

in turn within a ring bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR LEISTUNGEN IM D

He was not aware his first name was Clune until he joined the Air Cadets in 1942

1953 and designed by Gilbert Perez

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “35” for Wächtler & Lange

Germany, Third Reich. A Rare Land Customs Officials Dagger, With Hanger, By F.w. Höller Hold with the sun rising in(Zolldienst Dolch mit Anhnger). A rare and well preserved Land Customs officials dagger, measuring 42 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25. 5 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade is plain with the exception of a makers mark on the obverse ricasso reading F. W. HLLER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms thermometer logo. It sits securely within a nickel plated crossguard