Just got this great looking DDR-miniature dagger that seems to have been awarded for 25 years of faithful service in the armed forces .The dagger is 7-inches long and comes with a 5-inches long laurel leave stem in a 8-1/2 by 6-inches box that has a plastic cover .Posted by Bernd

...and close-up.

..and just the dagger and the laurel leave stem that has 5 crystal glass stones. What and when were these awarded ????

...and the medal on the plastic box and the strip with the wording for 25 years of faithful service . Are these hard to find ??? This is the first one I was able to buy .

I never saw one of these before Doug. Where did you find it?

These have been around since the fall of the wall.

BUT, they also have been reproduced..

Boerse : The craftmanship on this is outstanding, particular on the laurel leave stem with the set-in crystal glass! I believe it would not be worthwhile the effort to produce this for $50 as a fake !!! Regards, Bernd .

I have to admit that I do not know how to detect them (as I don´t have the least interest in them) but it is a well known fact between german collectors that these miniatures (as most kinds of the different DDR daggers) are around also as fakes.