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[Grade] NM [Item #] DC165 [Description] 
Damascus Luftwaffe Sword with the original leather hanger! Real Damast Wield pattern blade, incredibly fine construction. The tang is marked Damast and #1 on one side, the other side has a "D" visible with dark black and red rust remnants. This hard and soft carbon mix rust shows it has been there for a very long time. No "age" tampering as we've seen on some of the Damascus for sale these days! Early type blade, 1936-1938, is 28 1/2 inches long and finely smithed small "rosebud and maiden hair" Damascus pattern. The tip has a very small "burr" on it from some minor "filing", you need a loop to see this small imperfection. Possibly period done, it's not "shiny" so certainly wasn't done recently. I can't say enough about this blade, when you hold it- it talks to you and leaves no "speculation" about it's authenticity! The blue leather grip has a darkly tarnished twisted brass wire wrap, alternating single and double "turns" every other "valley", minor wear scuffs but mostly on the rear. The fittings on both the sword and scabbard are heavily silver plated with 99% remaining. The upper scabbard fitting has been rubbed where the original hanger was and the tip has a small ding on the rear. 99% of the gilt remains on the 4 swastikas on the hilt and pommel with minor wear on back from use. The original hanger is still intact, but one loop has been torn off, so it's attached to just one side. The inside of the lower cross guard and grip base are stamped "1", the original upper pommel fittings lost it's stamp in the fitting process. This is all original! The fittings have suffered a "cleaning" but it was very well done and definitely years ago because they are very tarnished again. The left wing of the cross guard has "35" neatly engraved, significance of this # is unknown. This piece is 95% overall and a 100% original period piece. 9 of these are known to exist to date! Very Rare and desirable piece that comes with a letter of authenticity. Chances are slim to ever see another for sale!
Third Reich Depot, military collectables, World War II, Nazi Germany
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