A German Army Officer's "Dove Tail" Sword By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co., Solingen Auction Archive 2nd Class (gilt zinc

2nd Class (gilt zinc

and numbered 181

Hunter (nee Dormer)

In early February 1944

s Cross Fourth Class

A German Army Officer's "Dove Tail" Sword By Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co., Solingen Auction Archive 2nd Class (gilt zincMeasuring 955 mm with the scabbard on, this sword features an 810 mm long, slightly curved, fullered, nickel plated steel blade, magnetic, with a blade spine and a single dull edge, the blade remaining bright and crisp, and having a semi sharp tip. The blade's ricasso is maker marked "WKC" (Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co., Solingen) with the company's knight emblem, while the blade itself retains its crossgraining, exhibiting the usual in and out runner