DESCRIPTION: This is a particularly fine example of a rare officer’s sword according to Third Reich blade expert Tom Wittman, who has seen this sword. It is a classic Dachau-made piece in immaculate condition. This example is with unmarked blade as it should be. Paul Müller was the maker of these swords at the Dachau forge. He was the first smith to use stainless steel in the manufacture of sword parts. As a result they have a more chrome-like appearance. The sword may or may not have the PMD/Rostfrei on the tang, but we do not disassemble a sword to garner this information. To us it is of little consequence because we know that this is a Dachau sword. Because of the differences in construction sometimes the Rostfrei appears on the blade-this one does not. Most of the Dachau blades were not marked at all. One of the telltale signs is the fact that there is no frontal through on the scabbard throat mount and they do not have the sharp edge to the cross guard smaller ring for hanging from the belt strap. Dachau swords were never SS proofed. This sword is in remarkable condition. As Wittman says in his book, the SS organization tried to recruit taller men and sometimes the overall length of a sword reflected this. This sword is just such an example. The length from top to bottom is 40 inches. This officer had to have been 6 feet 3 inches tall at least. The grip and all fittings are in nice shape except for a notch or two, which is usual, around the button insert. Some “graying” is evident at the very top of the metal cap (usual). The blade is in excellent plus condition with a tiny nick here and there. Scabbard shows (normal) past wear and use, but has (original) paint scratched at some points; no dents, no bends, as nice a 60-plus-year-old previously worn sword could be expected to be and nicer than most. This could easily be the pride of a collection. Honest and historically important. The knot seems to be original.
PRICE: SOLD
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