DLV Flyers Knife – SMF

Product Description: This early DLV Flyers Knife – SMF features a platted steel blade, nickel silver cross guard and pommel, and a blue leather wrapped grip. The scabbard is also constructed of nickel silver fittings and a blue leather wrapped scabbard body. The blade features the maker mark for the firm of “SMF”. The blade remains in bright condition with a fine factory cross graining running the length of the blade. Light runner marks and superficial marks can be seen throughout the blade. The original leather buffer pad is present. The nickel silver guard and pommel cap have developed a dark patina in the recesses over the original high quality silver plating. The center of the guard features a black enamel inlayed swastika emblem. The blue leather wrapped grip has light marks throughout. The blue leather wrapped scabbard body exhibits light marks throughout, as well as early nickel fittings which have developed a nice patina. The scabbards throat is marked with the earlier DLV emblem. One scabbard screw near the daggers hanger ring is missing. An originally attached leather hanger is still present. This DLV Flyers Knife – SMF  is in Excellent Plus condition.

Historical Description: The Deutscher Luftsportverband (DLV) was an organization created by the NSDAP in March 1933. The “Sport” in the name helped to conceal the fact that the DLV were not really a sport organization, but rather was made up of units that conducted military flight training- specifically, the training of military pilots, contravening the Treaty of Versailles stipulation that Germany was not to have any air force. The head of the DLV was Hermann Göring, and Ernst Röhm was the deputy chief. The organization was formed from a number of pre-existing flight clubs. The various SA “Fliegersturm” units were disbanded, and their personnel rolled into the DLV, with an increased focus on military style flight training rather than air sports. The DLV was a uniformed organization, and wore uniforms similar to that of the SA, but with distinctive insignia and rank structure. In 1937, the DLV was disbanded; the successor organization was the Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps (NSFK).

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