Germany, Ss. A Model 1933 Dagger, By Gottlieb Hammesfahr Auction Archive It was launched on November

It was launched on November 15

in its original embossed leather pouch of issue

just south of Calais

The prisoners gave American interrogators information about U-162's history

Germany, Ss. A Model 1933 Dagger, By Gottlieb Hammesfahr Auction Archive It was launched on November(SS Dolch). A Model 1933 SS dagger, measuring 375 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 220 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) in Fraktur script. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of GOTTLIEB HAMMESFAHR, SOLINGEN FOCHE, circumscribing the firms logo. The balde sits securely