Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pattern 1710 Blücher Commander Series Commemorative Sword, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive I Class: in gilt aluminum

I Class: in gilt aluminum with red enamels

measuring 102 mm (w) x 160 mm (h)

he initially joined the NSDAP in November 1920 and was arrested for “disobedience and resistance” to French occupation forces in the Rhineland

Both the dagger and scabbard are unmarked

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pattern 1710 Blücher Commander Series Commemorative Sword, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive I Class: in gilt aluminum(Sbel Blcher fr Offiziere, Modell 1710). A very well preserved Pattern 1710 Blcher sword produced as part of the famous Feldherrn Serie (Commander Series) by the firm of Carl Eickhorn. Measuring 94. 5 cm in total length, it features an 81. 5 cm long, gently curved, plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and unspoiled edges. A fuller runs approximately two thirds of the length of each side of the blade. Stamped onto the reverse ricasso is a