November 7-8, 2018 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/8/2018
Lot contains: (A) "PS" sword, (B) "Holler" sword, (C) E. "Pack", and a (D) "Horster" sword. (A) Third Reich Lion Head sword marked "PS" with a 32" blade in overall near mint condition. Blade is in near mint condition, with light runner and scattered light marks. Brass ruby glass eyed fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are excellent, with dried polish remaining. Scabbard retains more than 93% of its original black painted finish, with scattered marks and freckling near the tip. (B) Third Reich Lion Head sword marked "F.W. Holler"with a 32" blade in overall excellent condition. Blade is in excellent, and has some light runner marks, scattered light marks, and tiny spots of freckling. Ruby glass eyed brass fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are excellent, with several wire strands being loose. Scabbard has been repainted retains more than 95% of that finish, with scattered marks. (C) Third Reich Lion Head sword marked "Ernst Pack & Sohne" with a 35" blade in overall very good to excellent condition. Blade is in very good condition, with light runner marks, scattered light marks, and light freckling throughout. Ruby glass eyed brass fittings and wire-wrapped metal painted grip are very good, with 50-55% of the painted finish remaining. Scabbard retains about 85-90% of it original black painted finish with scattered marks and some freckling, as well as a couple of dents and is bent in the middle. (D) Third Reich Lion Head sword marked "E.F. Horster" with a 31" blade in overall very good to excellent condition. Blade is in near mint condition, with light runner marks and scattered light marks. Ruby glass eyed brass fittings and wire-wrapped trylon grip are very good to excellent, with several strands of wire being loose, and a half inch piece of the grip missing near the top. Scabbard has been repainted and retains 90-95% of that finish, with scattered marks.
Blade Length
32", 32", 35", 31"
Overall Length
37", 37", 40", 36"