The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
German Third Reich Police Officer's sword and scabbard. The chrome plated hilt is a single bar 'D' section stirrup type with a black painted grip having a nickel acorn leaf ferrule but the eagle and swastika badge superimposed in the centre is missing. The straight blade has a single fuller to each side and the ricasso is stamped PET.DAN.KREBS SOLINGEN around a square with the symbol of a lobster. The black painted scabbard has a nickel silver plated chape and a locket of a Nordic cross lace design. It is badly dented on the back edge and is slightly bent. A loose belt ring is attached to a band, with a D loop at the back, 70 mm from the throat.
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German Third Reich Police Officer's sword and scabbard. The chrome plated hilt is a single bar 'D' section stirrup type with the green/brown grip having an acorn leaf ferrule and a gilded alloy eagle
German Third Reich Police Officer's sword and scabbard. The chrome plated hilt is a single bar 'D' section stirrup type with the brown grip having an acorn leaf ferrule and a copper eagle and swastika
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
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
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
German Third Reich Army dress sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilded nickel plate P shape single bar stirrup type with langets over the ricasso and backstrap with ears pinned to the black painted wi
