Germany, SS. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, with Hanger, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr Hold the reverse bearing a central

the reverse bearing a central raised depiction of a female figure wielding a cross (symbolizing mercy) reaching out to a destitute woman and child

Stamped onto the crown is a size mark of “57”

A Purple Heart Miniature

Longman was one of French's students and the first woman sculptor to be elected a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1919

The exterior features are completed at the ankle cuffed

Germany, SS. A Model 1933 Service Dagger, with Hanger, by Gottlieb Hammesfahr Hold the reverse bearing a central(SS Dienstdolch M33 mit Gehnge). A well preserved SS Model 1933 Service Dagger, measuring 37 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 22 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the edges and tip. Acid etched onto the obverse of the blade is an inscription of MEINE EHRE HEIT TREUE (MY HONOUR IS LOYALTY) in Fraktur script, while the reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of GOTTLIEB