Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by E. & F. Hörster with Waffen Mark - Nickel Plated Blade U.S. Equipment Medium Landplane 8 (VP-ML-8) on

Medium Landplane 8 (VP-ML-8) on 5 June 1947 and redesignated Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) on 1 September 1948

Typical wear to wrist webbing as seen on gunners jackets

”One of his traditions was to make Christmas Eve visits to the guard posts on base

and has many famous forest areas throughout the country

The short stabbing iklwa spear was carried in the right hand

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by E. & F. Hörster with Waffen Mark - Nickel Plated Blade U.S. Equipment Medium Landplane 8 (VP-ML-8) onOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent early example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword from a famous maker. 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 measures 30 1 4