November 7-8, 2018 Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/8/2018
Lot contains: (A) Third Reich NCO Sword, (B) Imperial German Panther Head Sword, and (C) Imperial German Lion Head Sword. (A) Third Reich NCO sword has a nickel plated blade is marked "ALCOSO" with the "AC" scales, in overall good to very good condition. Blade, especially on the front edge, has a number of areas of damage where the finish is missing with freckling. Wire wrapped trylon grip is very good with several strands of wire being loose. Nickel plated fittings are also very god, with light patina and freckling. Scabbard is in good condition and has had its original black painted finish removed at some point. Freckling is present over at least 50% of its exposed steel surface. (B) Imperial German Panther head sword in overall very good condition."Eickhorn" marked nickel plated blade in excellent condition with light scattered marks, and light freckling to the back edge. Red ruby eyed brass fittings retain approximately 50% of their gold gilt finish. Wire wrapped trylon grip is excellent with two wire strands being loose. Dual ring nickel plated scabbard is in fair condition with light to medium freckling covering at least 90% of its surface. (C) Imperial German Lion head sword in overall excellent condition. No maker mark present, and blade appears to have been moderately polished, with scattered light marks and areas of freckling to approximately 7% of its surface. Red ruby eyed brass fittings retain more than 85% of their gold gilt finish, and wire wrapped trylon grip is excellent. Scabbard retains more than 93% of its original black painted finish with scattered light marks.
Blade Length
35", 31", 31"
Overall Length
40", 36", 36"