Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard - Nickel Plated Blade Original Machine Guns Division der Reischswehr

Division der Reischswehr

and is still fitted with the barrel bands retained by band springs

Some of these are lightly decorated

Eleven of these fine young crews were lost before our fighters prevailed

or was intended to be marked later

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard - Nickel Plated Blade Original Machine Guns Division der ReischswehrOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very good condition early example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword, made by the legendary Solingen based firm of Carl Eickhorn. Early examples such as this were fit with silver plated nickel alloy mountings, which was often then oxide treated to give it a lovely deep blue color. Some would also feature lovely brass "Sunwheel" style Swas (Hook Cross) emblems, but this example has them silver