Description
Pet. Dan. Krebs, Solingen, crab within shield TM. Under provisions of the Decree of 17 June 1936 Reichsführer- SS, Heinrich Himmler assumed full power over the entire German police organization and as such many members of the police held dual membership in the Police and SS. This sword is an example of this dual membership policy. Nickel-plated hilt fittings show surface wear to serrated pommel with rust primarily to the upper ferrule. The under-side of crossguard is stamped with the SS-within-octagon proofmark. Black wooden grip shows faint surface wear to black finish but no cracks or chips. The bronze Police grip eagle properly pinned to the obverse shows dark age patina and grip is complete with tight silver wire wrap. Polished, matte finish blade measuring 31” in length grades EX+ showing only faint surface wear/runner marks with light gray speckling and no pitting or nicks to cutting edge. Dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 75% of the original black enamel showing minor surface wear/scratches/crazing with only minor missing paint. Nickel-plated upper and lower scabbard fittings show surface wear retaining much of the factory darkening in the recesses of raised guilloche design on the upper fitting and incised lines on the lower fitting. Scabbard throat is SS proof-marked and the lower fitting is “sweated” on the shell without screws as is found on SS scabbards. Complete with tied MINT condition portepee.
