Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by SMF with Nickel Plated Blade & Scabbard Japanese Flags The barrel has two sets

The barrel has two sets of numbers on the upper rear end:- 175+ and 893

roughly equivalent to a Petty Officer First class in the U

On 16 December the Germans launched their winter offensive in the Ardennes forest

but this really is a nice example

screening ships en route to Lingayen Gulf

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by SMF with Nickel Plated Blade & Scabbard Japanese Flags The barrel has two setsOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice and very early example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword from the famous maker SMF. Early examples such as this were fit with silver plated nickel alloy mountings, with lovely brass "Sunwheel" style Hankenkreuz (Hook Cross or Swas) emblems. Later they would move to the "Air Age" aluminum material, which didn't develop the lovely patina that this sword has. The blade of this example