Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Miniature Dress Dagger, By E. & F. Hörster Auction indicates that Abt was held

indicates that Abt was held as an internee in Switzerland after being taken prisoner during the First World War

five are unmarked and measure 55

The sweatband is stamped in black ink "U

This theory is highly controversial and has been rejected by other researchers because the outer skin burns too slowly to account for the rapid flame propagation and hydrogen fires had previously destroyed many other airships

interlaced with black threading and giving definition to the wings

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Miniature Dress Dagger, By E. & F. Hörster Auction indicates that Abt was held(Heer Miniatur Dolch fr Offizier). A well preserved Heer Officers miniature dress dagger, measuring 20 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 13 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. A makers mark of E. & F. HRSTER, SOLINGEN is visible on the obverse ricasso. The blade sits securely within a silvered zink alloy crossguard, the obverse of which bears a raised Wehrmacht eagle clutching a