Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger, By E.w. Hörster consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac middle Logo is the „FFFF“

middle Logo is the „FFFF“ = Frisch-Fromm-Froh-Frei (this sport organization was incorporated into the DRL)

Many army officers stationed at Fort Sam Houston sent their sons to the academy

Grand Cross set of insignia in high carat solid gold (tested as 22Kt

Instituted in 1841 (in silver

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger, By E.w. Hörster consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac middle Logo is the „FFFF“(Heer Offiziersdolch mit Anhnger). A well preserved Heer Officers dress dagger, measuring 41 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26. 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 reverse ricasso of E. W. HRSTER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms elaborate monogram logo. It sits securely within a nickel plated alloy upper