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Swords 
 SS and Police


SW-178 SS Officer Honour Degan
Always a pleasure to handle, these degans are rare and near impossible to find any more. These were authorized for wear personally by Himmler and ownership required a certificate. Each one was, upon being awarded, duly noted in the SS‑Diensltersliste and became a part of the owners service record along with his other awards and citations. This example is a Dachau produced piece. The stainless steel blade unique to Dachau rates Exc++/NM being bright and clean with the original matte finish. The blade is unmarked, really nice and of course it's rust free! The buffer pad is intact. The scabbard is dent free and painted in original thick black enamel. There are a few odd scuffs and marks from light normal wear and one small spot that the paint has been carefully touched up. The scabbard shell and fitting are just slightly smaller and more elegant than on standard police/SS degans. You would never notice except if you lay one of these next to another. The lower fitting is the "slip‑fit" type. The top being secured with 2 headless side screws and having non‑blackened textured backgrounds-Textbook. Neither the top scabbard fitting or the D‑guard are SS proofed‑textbook. If you ever do see one proofed run the other way! The grip is composed of 13 ribbed sections being separated with original wire wrap. The runes button is correct set in place being darkened to the background, the grip is chip and crack -free. Note button placement just after the fourth rib, exactly were it should be! The ferrules are both separate pieces with no blackening to backgounds. All the fittings are chrome plated and exactly what one would expect to find on a textbook Dachau sword. This is a completely textbook SS Officer Degan you will be proud to own and thousands less than what you would pay for a similar early nickel example. Exc++
$7495 Layaway(cp)

 

SW-182 Early Pack Dovehead 
Solid plated blade rates a conservative Exc++ being bright and clean right with no plating loss, gray or smudges. The very tip is a bit blunted, quite common to see. If you look at period pics these guys are always setting to point into the ground. The blade is etched with the early Pack maker marl nice and black. This pattern is illustrated in Angolia's reference pg 112. The black enamel painted scabbard is dent free but does show wear to include chips and some scrapes. What is so cool about this sword is the way it's all hand enhanced!! Look at all that work, you just never see this on later pieces. Cool! It's attention to detail like this that made Pack so famous for a quality product. This very distinctive hilt  is all early brass. The outstretched eagle on the languet is all chiselled! The P-guard has extremely deep details and an oak leaf right in the pommel. The black celluloid over wood grip retains all 3 of it's grip wires that are nice and tight. The celluloid grip has some cracks at the very top. Finally finishing this one is a nice portepee. Exc++
$650

Eickhorn Field Marshall Series Swords


SW-125 "Wrangel" Pattern Dove-head by Eickhorn
Another pattern named after a famous German leader. The plated blade rates Exc++ being bright and clean right with just a few odd scuffs. Other than that it's fine. The blade is stamped with the mid period Eickhorn maker mark. This pattern is illustrated in Angolia's reference pg 77 and known as Model 1693. The black enamel painted scabbard is dent-free. It has ok paint with much crazing scratches and oxidation, say the paint is better than 85%. This is a brass based example with some wear to the high areas. The top of the hilt expertly covers the tang with hand enhanced detail to the huge oak-leaf that is cast there. The "P" guard has an oak leaf and acorn motif. This pattern is continued everywhere including the ferrule, back-strap and P-guard. The obverse languet features a open-winged left facing eagle. The grip is black celluloid and is in perfect shape without chips or cracks. It is wrapped with triple aluminum wire that has a few missing strands. A good example. Included is a beat portepee that is all frayed. This sword came in with the portepee and that's how I'm selling it but have included it for no extra. Exc+
$519

Luftwaffe

SW-180 SMF Luftwaffe Sword 

Here's a reasonably priced example of a later Luft sword. This one has a Exc++ inspection marked blade. The etched seated king maker mark is correctly executed just below a waffen approval stamp. No sharpening or pitting and all the edges are smooth. The leather buffer is intact. The hilt fittings are all matte aluminum. The grip is double wire wrapped in aluminum springy type wire that we always see on later SMF examples. There are a few odd scuffs to the leather as one would expect to see on an original example. There are some small hits to the scabbard leather but nothing that has dented the shell itself which maintains it's dent free profile. Pommel is correctly hand enhanced with wee oak leaves and acorns. The pommels maintain their factory gilt to the swas's. The leather is original with 100% coverage to both the grip and the scabbard, yes there are some odd scuffs but the leather is all there. All headless scabbard screws are present. All the patina matches. Overall Exc++

$1475

 

SW-183 Paul Weyersberg Luftwaffe Sword 

Here's a nice example of an aluminium Luft sword. This one has a Exc++ inspection marked blade. The etched maker mark is correctly executed just below a waffen approval stamp. No sharpening or pitting and all the edges are smooth. Actually the very tip has some small marks like maybe the tip was repointed but not bad. The blade is certainly Exc++. The leather buffer is intact. The hilt fittings are all matte aluminium. The grip is double wire wrapped in aluminium springy type wire that we always see on later examples. There are a few odd scuffs to the leather as one would expect to see on an original example. There are some small hits to the scabbard leather but nothing that has dented the shell itself which maintains it's dent free profile. Pommel is correctly hand enhanced with wee oak leaves and acorns. The pommels maintain their factory gilt to the swas's. The leather is original with 100% coverage to both the grip and the scabbard, yes there are some odd scuffs but the leather is all there. All headless scabbard screws are present. All the patina matches. Overall Exc++

$1550 HOLD(sh)

Japanese

SW-181 Japanese Type 94 Army Officer Sword 

Here's a good example of a war time officers sword. This one has a Exc+/Exc++ signed tang with a nice prominent temper line. No sharpening and just a bit of age the worse being towards the tip that I have not bothered to try and clean.  Blade is seated through a multi-piece tsuba with the tang secured with a bamboo peg. The military type hilt is typical officer quality. It is constructed of a wood base, covered in ray skin with the traditional 3 brass cherry blossoms all wrapped in a brown cloth tape with a twist. The kabuto-gane, (pommel) is copper/brass. The scabbard is wood based with an ornate copper/brass ashi is in place for carrying. It has the std speckle finish with some wear and scrapes from honest wear. As is most often the case with these scabbards a spring clip retention system is employed. Overall Exc+

$1895

 

SW-86 Japanese Type 94 Army Officer Sword 

Here is a great sword I sold a few years ago that is back on trade to me. Nice Officer Shin-Gunto examples are all but dried up. This one has an NM signed blade with a nice prominent temper line. The tang is “Hirotada Saku” stamped. No sharpening and just a few dots of age toward the very tip that I have not bothered to try to clean. Blade is seated through a multi-piece tsuba with the tang secured with a bamboo peg. The military type hilt is typical officer quality. It is constructed of a wood base, covered in shark skin and the traditional 3 brass cherry blossoms all wrapped in a brown cloth tape with a twist. The kabuto-gane, (pommel) is copper/brass. The previous owner was kind enough to add an original copper colored cord sarute that was missing from this when I sold it originally. The field scabbard is wood based with a simple steel ashi in place for carrying. It has a standard non-removable leather combat cover (factory shrunk in place). It is of double thickness towards the chape and in fine shape. It is secured with three snaps. As is most often the case with field scabbards no spring clip retention system is employed. Overall Exc++

$1450 Layaway(rg)

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