The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
German Third Reich Army Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilt/brass stirrup type with an eagle and swastika on the crossguard. The pommel is a lions head, with red glass eyes, having the mane and an oak leaf design down the backstrap. The grip is black plastic bound with aluminium wire. The plain, slightly curved chromed blade has a single fuller to each side and the ricasso has the trade mark of Eickhorn, Solingen of a squirel. The black painted scabbard has a single loose ring attached to a band 65 mm down from the throat and has a small dent 110 mm from the drag shoe.
This sword is one of the many designs manufactured for the German Army during the Second World War.
German Third Reich Army Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilt/brass stirrup type with an eagle and swastika on the crossguard. The pommel is a lions head, with red glass eyes, having the ma
German Third Reich Army Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a P shape gilt/brass stirrup type with an eagle and swastika on the crossguard. The pommel is a lions head, with red glass eyes, havin
German Third Reich Army Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilt/alloy stirrup type having an eagle with folded wings and swastika on the crossguard langet. The pommel is a lions head, with re
German Third Reich Army Officer Sword. The hilt is a gilt/alloy stirrup type with an eagle and swastika on the crossguard. The pommel is a lions head, with red glass eyes, having the mane and an oak l
German Third Reich Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilt/brass P shape stirrup type with crossed swords and lances on the crossguard langet. The lions head pommel has red glass eyes
German Third Reich Non Commissioned Officer's dress sword and scabbard. The hilt is a chrome plated single bar stirrup type with langets over the ricasso and backstrap with ears pinned to the black pl
