A 1st model officer's lion's head sabre.,Curved,nickel-plated blade(sharpened point)with fullers on both sides. Maker "WMW Waffen". Silver-plated knucklebow hilt with floral ornamentation in relief. Lion head pommel(top rivet of different colour)with red glass eyes set in gold. The obverse languet bears the imperial eagle. Re-lacquered iron scabbard(replacement leather gasket). Length ca. 99 cm. historic,historical,1930s,1930s,20th century,Waffen-SS,armed division of the SS,armed service,armed services,NS,National Socialism,Nazism,Third Reich,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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