it is one of the best we have seen in years
indicating the Unterführer (NCO) rank of SS-Hauptscharführer (Chief Squad Leader)
There is a bit of seam separation on the back
which have a lovely aged gray patina
this flag was more than likely made for the crew’s living quarters on the Fremantle Submarine Base in Western Australia and later displayed in their living quarters at Pearl Harbor
Original German WWII Army Officers Lion Head Sword by F. W. Höller of Solingen with Scabbard German Flags it is one of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice classic Lionhead German WWII Army Officers sword, made by the well known firm of F. W. Hller, Waffenfabrik, of Solingen, Germany, complete with its original scabbard. The sword has a later war gilt aluminum alloy hilt, and in this case, it looks like parts of it may have been zinc plated instead of brass plated before gilding. The guard definitely shows a brass under layer, but the grip looks very