Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, By F. & A. Helbig GTRexclude a Mohican-class sloop-of-war at the

a Mohican-class sloop-of-war at the Battle of Cherbourg

An example of a third reich period Kriegsmarine breast eagle

edged by light blue “Hell Blau” Waffenfarbe piping (moderately faded)

arriving in France on the 19th

37 mm long pin

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, By F. & A. Helbig GTRexclude a Mohican-class sloop-of-war at the(Luftwaffe Offiziers Schwert). A well preserved Luftwaffe Officers sword, measuring 98 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 78 mm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. A fuller runs approximately one third of the length of each side of the blade. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of F. & A. HELBIG, STEINBACH, circumscribing the firms GAEGLER trade name. It sits securely within an