Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Belt Hanger Antique Colts - Demilled Mk 1 Receiver

- Demilled Mk 1 Receiver with Mark 1 drum back sight assembly

Just too small to be

which interestingly also has a snap loop for going around the handle of the dagger

Additionally the Musket has a "thumb piece" or "escutcheon"

and are very hard to find

Original German WWII 1st Model Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Dagger by E. & F. Hörster with Belt Hanger Antique Colts - Demilled Mk 1 ReceiverOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice 1st Model Luftwaffe Dagger, made by the desirable maker E. & F. Hrster, Waffenfabrik of Solingen, Germany. The matte Aluminum fittings indicate that it was made in sometime after 1938. Previous to this, the mounts had been of alloy brass or nickel, but Aluminum was an "Air Age" material, which was used to make most airplanes. It was considered fitting and desirable for the mounts to be made of this,