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     Presentation "Reichsmarschall" Hermann Göring Hirschfänger w/o Scabbard. ACS, scales (Alcoso) TM. Ornate, solid, gilted, one-piece, hilt/grip shows minor wear to the upper portion of the boar's head pommel with virtually 100% of the gilting remaining on the heavily chased, oak leaf embellished, grip, re-curved crossguad with stag hoof quillons and ornate, cartouche shaped clamshell with a raised motif of a reclining stag and two does in a forest setting within a heavy raised border. Polished, double-etched, quill-back blade measuring 16 ¼" in length, grades Exc+ showing surface wear and some gray spotting on both obverse and reverse, but no nicks to the cutting edge. Both obverse and reverse blade feature 9 5/8" long, lightly etched panels depicting scenes of hunter, hounds, hunting equipment. Stag, doe and fox in a forest setting. Extending beyond the hunting etch on the reverse lower blade is the inscription, "Dem Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring" in raised capital letters. Spine of blade is complete with a laurel leaf motif running the length of the etched panels and blade is complete with green leather blade buffer pad. Unfortunately, the accompanying scabbard has been lost to to time. Unique, one-of-a-kind, presentation Hirschfänger recently obtained in Germany. Exc+/Exc++ (24335) $5,400.

 

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