Description
Stamped Knight’s helmet and Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie double-TM. Nickel-plated hilt fittings show minor surface wear/age patina, but no plate lifting to the well-detailed eagle head pommel without pommel slot and oak leaf embellished crossguard. The reverse crossguard has the matching markings “S.M.e. I. 689” which matches the reverse upper scabbard fitting. Medium brown stag horn grip plates show light surface wear/age toning, but no cracks or chips with Third Reich Police grip emblem properly pinned to the obverse plate. Grip plates show evidence of being cut down during refurbishing as the original lower rivet holes on both the obverse and reverse plates have been filled with a brown paste filler. Plated blade measuring 32.8cm in length grades EX with light runner marks/surface wear, gray speckling, some plate lifting throughout the blade, and no damage to blade tip. Spine of blade is stamped with a “starburst over K” marking. Black leather scabbard shows light surface wear/indentations, but no rips or tears, and no damage to the reverse stitching. Nickel-plated scabbard fittings show light surface wear with a few minor depression to the obverse and reverse lower fitting, but no damage to the lower ball. The upper and lower fittings are complete with the retaining staple.
