Description
"wounded by shrapnel"
He earned his Panzer Badge on the 22nd of April
Private Palmer "paraded sick at Folkestone
29 mm (w) x 43
China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer's Dagger, C.1935 Auction Archive "wounded by shrapnel"Measuring 385 mm in length with the scabbard on, nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, fuller in the middle of the blade on both sides, with dull edges and having a sharp tip, exhibiting the usual in and out runner marks and scattered surface wear, with surface rust evident near the tip on the obverse, the blade measuring 232 mm in length, rating near very fine, the dagger itself measuring 352 mm. Brass crossguard and ferrule, the latter held in place