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Once again, we return to the creative works of Lt. Col. James Atwood, USA ret and CIA operative.<\/p>\n

Here is a picture, taken from his dagger book, showing a \u201cHimmler Damascus Letter Opener.\u201d<\/p>\n

This creative bit of work is to be found in his book, \u2018The Daggers and Edged Weapons of Hitler\u2019s Germany\u2019 Berlin, 1965 on page 213.
\nThis is described as a Himmler Christmas present, made by Paul M\u00fcller at Dachau.<\/p>\n

The blade is not Damascus but is acid-etched and the gilt lettering is applied with Xpoxy.<\/p>\n

These entertaining pieces cost Atwood DM 100.<\/p>\n

At the time he had them made, a Deutsche Mark was worth $.25.<\/p>\n

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The Atwood-invented ‘Himmler letter opener’ with fake Damsacus blade and glued-on lettering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once again, we return to the creative works of Lt. Col. James Atwood, USA ret and CIA operative. Here is a picture, taken from his dagger book, showing a \u201cHimmler Damascus Letter Opener.\u201d This creative bit of work is to be found in his book, \u2018The Daggers and Edged Weapons of Hitler\u2019s Germany\u2019 Berlin, 1965 on page 213. This is described as a Himmler Christmas present, made by Paul M\u00fcller at Dachau. The blade is not Damascus but is acid-etched…<\/p>\n

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