WW2 GERMAN AIR FORCE LUFTWAFFE OFFICER’S SWORD & SCABBARD BY E & F HORSTER OF SOLINGEN

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Offered is a very good condition WW2 Luftwaffe Officer's Sword & Scabbard. 72 cm long, nickel/silver plated blade, with a central fuller running from the cross guard about, 30cm long down the blade towards the tip. The blade is in overall exceptionally good condition. The reverse ricasso is well marked with deeply acid etched manufacturers logo for E&F Horster Solingen. The original blue leather washer is still intact. The sword has a nickel/silver plated alloy cross guard and pommel. The nicely detailed cross guard features downwardly curved, stylized wings to each side with a central, raised circular panel with a canted, brass, sunwheel swastika to both the obverse and reverse. The blue Moroccan wrapped, carved wooden grip has its original dual strand, twisted brass wire wrap still intact. The nickel/silver plated alloy pommel also features a canted, brass, sunwheel swastika to both the obverse and reverse with the edge of the pommel displaying an ornate, repeating, hand etched oak-leave pattern. The sword comes complete with its original nickel construction scabbard with a grained blue Moroccan leather covering and nickel/silver plated alloy fittings. The scabbards leather covering is in overall good condition with a couple of minor scuff marks & chips, which is usual with these scabbards. The scabbard fittings both show light to moderate age tarnish and the name Koch scratched into one of the chapes. Nice early example in overall good or better condition measuring 93cm overall.