Wehrmacht officer's sword, with preserved rapiers. Length in scabbard 40cm, without scabbard 37.5cm, length of blade 26cm, sword with scabbard, preserved Nazi symbols [emblem of the Third Reich].
The cordon was introduced in 1935 for officers and non-commissioned officers from the rank of Feldfebel upwards, as well as generals and marshals. The Wehrmacht cordon was the model for Hitler's other German military cordons - the Navy cordon and the Luftwaffe cordon, which replaced the 1935 pattern aviation cordon." [source: "Cordons. Short Uniform Weapons," by Tadeusz Królikiewicz, Bellona Publishing House 2005]
Scabbard made of white metal, peened on both sides, sides smooth. Traces of pitting on the scabbard, especially in the lower part. Two riffles with an oak leaf motif with movable butt caps. Silver-colored rapiers at the sword, white metal fittings, decorated with an oak leaf motif. Damaged element closing the joint of the rapiers. The nickel-plated head in very good condition with the maker's signature [knight's head with the inscription WKC Solingen below it]. The hilt in the form of the emblem of the Third Reich on one side, smooth on the other. Plastic lining in good condition.
The coronet is offered for collecting and research purposes. It is an original item from the period and the sale at auction is not intended to promote any ideology. The coronet is intended for collectors/reconstructionists and those interested in the history of the Third Reich.
