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Here’s your chance to pick up a beautiful example of a Kriegsmarine officer dagger. This example is maker marked on the reverse of the blade for Eickhorn with their squirrel logo. Blade is in great condition with great dark etch intact on both sides of the blade. Scabbard is dent free with great patina. The eagle pommel retains similar patina. A great example so don’t miss out! Click HERE to view more images of this item! In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, the Kriegsmarine grew rapidly during German naval rearmament in the 1930s. The 1919  treaty had limited the size of the German navy previously, and  prohibited the building of submarines.The Kriegsmarine ‘s  most significant ships were the U-boats, most of which were constructed  after Plan Z was abandoned at the beginning of World War II. Wolfpacks  were rapidly assembled groups of submarines which attacked British  convoys during the first half of the Battle of the Atlantic but this  tactic was largely abandoned by May 1943 when U-boat losses mounted.  Along with the U-boats, surface commerce raiders (including auxiliary  cruisers) were used to disrupt Allied shipping in the early years of the  war, the most famous of these being the heavy cruisers Admiral Graf Spee and Admiral Scheer and the battleship Bismarck .  However, the adoption of convoy escorts, especially in the Atlantic,  greatly reduced the effectiveness of surface commerce raiders against  convoys.  Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!