Original German WWII Bismarck Kriegsmarine Presentation Switch Signal Telegraph Cigar Cutter Identified to Walter Lehmann, Died Aboard the Bismarck Japanese Uniforms as the market is mostly

as the market is mostly flooded with post-1975 versions

and the bearskin crest is well-retained

Kalashnikov entered the Red Army in Kiev 1938 where he attended tank mechanics school

the first symbol on the left is a cherry blossom with a line inside

The markings on the bottom are:

Original German WWII Bismarck Kriegsmarine Presentation Switch Signal Telegraph Cigar Cutter Identified to Walter Lehmann, Died Aboard the Bismarck Japanese Uniforms as the market is mostlyOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding artifact in its own right, only made more historically significant by its identification to a Korvettenkapitn who perished aboard the Battleship Bismarck on May 27th, 1941. This small ships switch signal telegraph is designed for use as a cigar cutter, which would have been the perfect gift for a Kriegsmarine officer who was prone to smoking, which was more or less all of them! The small telegraph