De La Heer Officer's Saber From The Feldmarschall Series Number 1706, Second World War

HEER OFFICER'S SABER FROM THE FELDMARSCHALL SERIES NUMBER 1706 “SCHARNHORST” IN THE MANUFACTURER'S CATALOG CARL EICKHORN, Wehrmacht Heer Säbel für Offiziere Model “SCHARNHORST”, World War II. 18400 All metal parts in gilded brass. Pommel with a lion's head with "ruby" eyes; tail of cap and in the middle of it, overflowing shields on the rocket, richly decorated with a series of oak leaves and its fruits, from its mouth starting the guard branch, called "à la Blücher", going in widening slightly in its center, adorned on its face with a series of stylized oak leaves, guard piece decorated with simple dots and lines, quillon of the guard branch in the shape of a spiral volute, on its external face stylized acanthus leaf. Outer earcup of the hilt overprinted with an eagle with folded wings with swastika against a background of radiant sunshine; Internal earpiece with smooth shield intended to engraved the initials of the owner of the weapon. Ferrule enhanced with stylized oak leaves. Wooden rocket covered with black celluloid, with ten grooves underlined by a triple brass filigree, twisted in its center, piece of leather ensuring the tightness with the scabbard. Nickel-plated steel blade, slightly curved, with a cutting edge and a fuller on two thirds, signed with the manufacturer's logo "CARL EICKHORN - SOLINGEN", in its last expression. Black lacquered steel scabbard. Bail bracelet with a mobile ring and trigger guard, simple steel dart. Blade length: 79 cm Total length of the weapon: 94 cm Very good state of conservation. Germany. Third Reich.