The grip is made from bone with only a couple small chips from end close to pommel
It features the signature of the Generalmajor (der Flieger) and Kommandeur (of Luftflotte Group 6) Heinz Funcke
maker marked "DESCHLER MÜNCHEN" and marked "GES
Defiance on December 6th
and on page 48 is a picture of him in Senior Lieutenant rank
Germany, Third Reich. A Lot Of Second War Period Stickpins Hold The grip is made from(Tagesabzeichen). A grouping of four German stickpins 1) A Wehrmacht eagle stickpin, measures 25 mm (w) x 13 mm (h), maker mark RZM and GES. GESCH. on reverse, affixed to a 44 mm long pin, and in good condition. 2) A gilded Wehrmacht eagle stickpin, measures 36 mm (w) x 22 mm (h), affixed to a 33 mm long pin, and good condition. 3) A 1938 Eckeseyer Volksfest stickpin, measures 21. 5 mm in diameter, affixed to a 39 mm long pin, and in good condition.