A Luftwaffe General Officer's 2nd model 1937 small-sword,Maker Eickhorn, blade with a double-edged point,etched with an arabesque pattern and a lustrous blue background panel enhanced with relief gold blue panel inscription: "In Dankbarer Anerkennung"(In grateful recognition).Reverse blue panel inscription: "Der Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe Hermann Goring"(The Commander in Chief of the Air Force and facsimile Hermann Goring signature).The ricasso with stamped Eickhorn maker's knuckle-bow hilt fire-gilt,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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