Germany, Luftwaffe. A I Pattern Dagger Field Made Letter Opener 1944 GTRexclude stitched eyelets on each side

stitched eyelets on each side of the waistline for the belt support hooks

Steel buckle in tan color

in stamped silvered tombac

He won it for serving as a Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) and Pak gunner in the 14th Company (Panzerjäger) of the Infantry Regiment 25 during the Battle of France on May 27

After moving to Canada and working as a bartender in Quebec

Germany, Luftwaffe. A I Pattern Dagger Field Made Letter Opener 1944 GTRexclude stitched eyelets on each side(Luftwaffe Briefffner). A Luftwaffe commemorative letter opener, constructed of non magnetic polished steel, the obverse blade with an etched inscription of HH. KDR. D. F. A. S. and dates OKTOBER 1943 MAI 1944, transitioning into a ribbed upper crossguard bearing gilded sunwheel style mobile swastikas on each side, with a ribbed handle, completing in a rounded pommel similarly marked on each side with a gilded sunwheel style swastika, unmarked,