German Third Reich Army Officer's Sword and Scabbard

Accession Number RELAWM29299
Collection type Technology
Object type Edged weapon or club
Place made Germany
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

German Third Reich Army Officer's dress sword and scabbard. The hilt is a nickel plated single bar stirrup type with langets over the ricasso and backstrap with ears pinned to the black plastic silver wire bound grip. The chrome plated blade has a single edge to a spear point with a single fuller to each side. The ricasso is marked with a knights head and WKC. The black painted steel scabbard has a single loose ring on a band with a fixed square ring at the back 70 mm from the throat.

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