Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Hold (U-Boots-Kriegsabzeichen)

(U-Boots-Kriegsabzeichen)

this dagger features a 197 mm nickel-plated steel blade

no chipping or cracks

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR TREUE DIENSTE” (“FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE”)

Germany, Imperial. A Lusitania Medallion Hold (U-Boots-Kriegsabzeichen)In blackened iron, magnetic, obverse illustrating the stricken liner sinking, her stern submerged to left while her ram shaped bow, laden with armaments, rises clear of the water (an image contradicting eyewitness accounts which stated that the ship went down bow first, the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram