SS Lion-head Sword by Klaas

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I love Klaas products just a ton of hand work went into these. This lion-head sword looks great and incorporates all the best features of the period, great quality, evil green eyes set into a fierce animal and an iconic early political style eagle. The 35" long plated blade rates Mint-. This is near perfect!!!, no sharpening or nail catchers and a perfect tip. The length is extra ordinarily long. This completely lines up with the height requirements for the early SS guys. The blade is stamped with the early Klaas maker mark and retains it's factory buffer. This pattern is illustrated in Angolia's reference pg 103, the only difference being that this one is silver plated. The black enamel painted scabbard is dent-free. It has excellent paint with evidence of wear. The paint is better than 98% with normal scrapes and evidence of period wear. This hilt is silver plated and burnished and the hilt is hand chiseled expertly covering the tang. The grip is black celluloid and is in perfect shape without chips or cracks. It is wrapped with triple aluminum wire that really stands out against the black celluloid.