Police Officers Degen – Hermann Rath – SS Runes

Product Description: This Police Officers Degen is an excellent and extremely impressive sword. The blade is wonderful, with a beautiful, original surface, and only some pitting towards the tip of the blade. The ricasso of the blade is maker marked “Herm. Rath, Solingen” with an intertwined SS runic marking. The original leather blade buffer is intact. The D-guard shows only minor wear, with all of the original plating to the bright metal fittings, and a great patina. The grip wire is nice and tight, and the wreathed German eagle and swastika Polizei grip emblem has lots of original detail and has worn to see the cooper base metal below. Directly right of the Police Eagle insignia there is some chips in the grip. The scabbard on this Police Officers Degen is nice and straight, and 85% of the original glossy black enamel paint is still present, with some wear and losses to the paint here and there. The metal fittings on the scabbard tip and throat show typical wear and patination. This Police Officers Degen is a very desirable piece of Polizei regalia, all original, in 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, Luftwaffe 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 crossguard 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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