Germany. A Damascus Steel Knife, by Gebrüder Krusius visually-hidden and a silver content number

and a silver content number of “900”

The exterior of the side walls is fully lined with a smooth black doeskin wool

Scabbard bands are marked with an asterisk (which is standard for Klaas-produced daggers)

as well as two 60 x 40 mm double-stitched leather pull straps

(Reichsarbeitsdienst Fingerring)

Germany. A Damascus Steel Knife, by Gebrüder Krusius visually-hidden and a silver content number(Damast Messer). A unique and ornate Damascus steel knife, measuring 270 mm in total length. It features a 162 mm long Damascus steel blade, bearing obverse and reverse ricasso inscriptions. One reads ECHT DAMAST, indicating genuine Damascus steel, while the opposite bears a makers mark of KRUSIUS, SOLINGEN, for the firm of Gebrder Krusius. The blade sits securely within a polished dark wooden handle with dual sided ribbing. Intricate silver fittings