Description
KARL BURGSMULLER in an arch above BERLIN, CHARLOTTENBURG 5 Distributor Mark/TM. This beautiful dagger is inscribed on the upper crossguard with “N.P.E.A. Nbg. Ostern 1937”. Nickel-silver crossguards are in MINT condition with the tang properly secured. The Potsdam NPEA was from 1934 to 1938 as a preparatory school for younger students. Reddish-brown, fine-grained wooden grip is in MINT condition. Blade grades EXC++ with minor surface wear/runner marks but no nicks or damage to cutting edge. Crisp, deeply etched motto “Mehr sein als scheinen” (Be More Than You Appear to Be). The blade is complete with a rust/brown felt buffer pad. Dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 97% of the original olive drab enamel showing light surface wear to the undamaged lower ball and obverse frog stud.
