Luftwaffe Officers Sword – Eickhorn

Product Description: This wonderful, Luftwaffe Officers Sword is an impressive, early piece, of the highest quality. The plated blade is in excellent condition, with some scattered light runner marks. The blade is well-marked, with the manufacturer marking of the firm of Eickhorn – Solingen. The handle on this one is excellent, with early nickel silver fittings that have taken on a beautiful patina. The crossguard and pommel swastikas have darkened from age. The all-original blue leather grip wrap is intact, but has color loss at high points in between the wire wrap. The grip wire is tight and shows no separation. This Luftwaffe Officers Sword – Eickhorn is complete with its original scabbard. The scabbard fittings are also early nickel silver, with nice patina. There are some minor scratches at the throat and tip, but they do not detract from overall appearance.  Both retaining screws are present at throat and tip. All of the scabbard leather is intact, with very light wear to the surface and a couple of small spots of color loss. The leather hanger tab is missing. This sword is a very desirable and choice example, in very strong excellent condition.

Historical Description: The traditional sword was part of the regalia of many of the Third Reich’s military and paramilitary branches, including the Wehrmacht, Polizei, and SS. Wear of the sword was typically limited to dress occasions, and was generally reserved for officers and NCOs. Each soldier or official had to purchase his own sword. These were made by a variety of manufacturers and made available through distributors. Although the overall pattern and appearance of Third Reich swords was regulated by the government or military, there were countless options that the wearer of the sword could choose from, depending on his personal taste, and how much money he wanted to spend. Blades were available with or without etchings. Some swords bore German national symbols on the handle, such as an eagle and swastika on the cross guard or grip, or an organization emblem or swastika on the pommel. Other swords were manufactured without these emblems. Swords could be personalized with engravings or etchings identifying the owner. In wear, they were suspended from a sword hanger worn under the uniform. The wide variety of Third Reich swords, and the generally extremely high level of workmanship used in the traditional craft of sword manufacture, makes these extremely interesting to collect and to study.

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