November 7-8, 2018 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/8/2018
Lot contains: (A) "Holler" sword, (B) "Eickhorn" sword, (C) "Pack" sword, (D) "Pack" sword, and (E) "Klaas" sword. (A) Third Reich Dove Head sword marked "F.W.Holler" with a 32" blade in overall excellent condition. Blade is in near mint condition, with scattered light marks and light runner marks. Brass fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are excellent, with a 1" crack to the grip near the top which has been glued. Scabbard retains 80-85% of its original finish with scattered marks and areas of freckling in the areas of wear. One moderate sized ding is present eight inches from the tip. (B) Third Reich Dove Head sword made made by "Carl Eickhorn" with a 29-1/2" blade in overall excellent condition. Blade is in near mint condition, with some light runner marks near the top, and a 1" line of freckling on the ricasso edge. Brass fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are excellent with the couple of wire strands being loose. Scabbard has been repainted and retains more than 95% of its repainted finish, with a 2" area of freckling 8" from the tip. (C) Third Reich Dove Head sword marked "Ernst Pack & Sohne" with a 34" blade in overall very good to excellent condition. Blade is in excellent condition, with light runner marks and several tiny dings on the front edge of the blade. Brass fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are excellent, with a couple of the wire strands being loose. Scabbard retains more than 75-80% of its painted black finish with moderate scattered marks and freckling throughout. (D) Third Reich Dove Head sword marked "Ernst Pack & Sohne" with a 33" blade in overall excellent condition. Blade is in excellent condition, with scattered light runner marks and other scattered light marks. Brass fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are excellent, with a few strands of the wire being loose. Scabbard retains about 75-80% of its original painted black finish with scattered marks throughout, as well as chipped areas on the lower half. (E) Third Reich Dove Head sword marked "Robert Klaas" with a 32" blade in overall very good to excellent condition. Blade is in excellent condition, with light runner marks and scattered light marks. Both sides of the blade have been ground sharpened along the front edge. Brass fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are excellent. Scabbard retains 70-75% of its original painted black finish with areas of freckling on the wear, and scattered marks throughout.
Blade Length
32", 29-1/2", 34", 33", 32"
Overall Length
37", 34-1/2", 39", 38", 37"