Accompanying the dagger is a mis-matched scabbard
a shortened Kriegsmarine tally ribbon
surrounded by a white enameled ring with a gilt inscription of “LUDOVICUS II MAGN DUX HASSIAE INSTIT” (“INSTITUTED BY LUDWIG II
A QSA to the 7th New Zealand Infantry - TRANSVAAL
Germany, Kriegsmarine. A High Seas Fleet Badge, by Schwerin GTRexclude Accompanying the dagger is a(Flottenkriegsabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked ADOLF BOCK and maker marked SCHWERIN, BERLIN, using the latters Variation 2 design, measuring 44. 0 mm (w) x 57. 1 mm (h), weighing 34.