Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger, By Carl Eickhorn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: William Joseph Holden was

Footnote: William Joseph Holden was born on 28th May 1878 in Dundas

and an Honour Cross of World War 1914/1918 with Swords

but due to the size of the picture it is impossible to state this with certainty

Ward and Edith Ward

flanked by double rows of gold coloured bullion wire embroidery on either side

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, With Hanger, By Carl Eickhorn consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Footnote: William Joseph Holden was(Heer Offizersdolch mit Anhnger). A very well preserved Heer Officers dagger, measuring 40 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 26 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms classic logo of a squirrel clutching a sword. It sits securely within a nickel plated upper crossguard, the obverse of