A superb example of a Prinz Eugen Officers sword complete with original portopee and SS style swordbag

(Ex-LTC.(Ret).Thomas Johnson collection)

Price:£2650

Probably the best example of a Prinz Eugen sword available, and originally apart of the LTC Thomas Johnson collection during the 1980s. This sword retains 99% original gilt finish throughout, and is beautifully engraved to the reverse langet with the owner's initials, 'PW' along with the date 1st Marz 1941. The entire sword, along with portopee survives in close to mint condition, including the blade and scabbard (with 99% original black finish retained). Many of the Eugen swords were carried by members of the SS, and this sword has the SS style sword bag in mouse grey, which also survives in mint condition.

A rare example of the Prison Administration Official's sword by Clemen & Jung 

Price:£2,800

Often missing from a German sword collection is the rare to find Prison Official sword, by Clemen & Jung Solingen. This example has survived in mint condition with the eagle head top, black ivorine grip, and straight wing eagle/swastika to crossguard. The entire hilt assembly is in gold wash over aluminium, and 99% of the gold wash remains intact. Blade is in mint pristine condition with 100% polish and the scabbard retains 99.5% original fine satined black finish. A close to faultless sword, and an extremely rare pattern to find.

An extremely rare example of the so-called 'Fallschirmjager' officers sword manufactured by E.Pack & Sohne 

Price:£1350

Often missing from a German sword collection is the rare to find and so-called ' Fallschirmjager' sword by E.Pack & Sohne Solingen. This example has survived in very close to mint condition with a typical antique bronze finish. With lion head top, and straight wing eagle/swastika to crossguard, this sword also has a Luftwaffe style eagle/swastika to the knuckle bow. The entire hilt area remains in perfect condition, with a fine black polished ivorine and wire bound grip. Blade is mint with 100% polish (bearing E.P. & S maker name) and the scabbard retains 98% original fine polished black paint finish. A near faultless sword, and an extremely rare pattern to find.

A rare and fine etched bladed model 61 officers sword manufactured by Holler Solingen 

Price:£1350

An excellent example of the Holler Model 61 sword complete with a beautiful half etched blade. This example was awarded to an officer with 'Pionierbataillon 27 for a shooting contest on the 8th October 1940. Reverse has floral etch with crossed swords. The sword survives in overall excellent condition with much gilt remaining to the hilt, along with a fine polished black and wirebound grip. The etched blade is in excellent condition, although there are a couple of areas where damp has slightly pitted the etch, this is just surface pitting, but is evident. The scabbard is virtually perfect, with 98% original polished black paint remaining. The sword comes complete with a very nice officer's portopee.

A scarce model 1017 officers sword manufactured by Herder Solingen 

Price:£875

An excellent example of the Herder Model 1017 sword. The sword survives in overall excellent condition with brass ornate hilt assembly and ruby eyes to head, along with a fine polished black and wirebound grip. The plain blade is in very good to excellent condition, with minute pitting spots evident  in a couple of places. The scabbard shows some use, and has approximately 60% original black paint remining.

A good Model 40 Kriegsmarine officer's sword by WKC Solingen 

Price:SOLD

A good example of the Kriegsmarine Model 40 officer's sword by WKC. The celluliod grip remains intact and in excellent condition, although the wire binding is slightly loose. The hilt retains approximately 60% of its original mercuric gilting, and also retains both the green and red eyes. The engraved blade has the sailing ships etch (pre-39 style), and is in overall very good condition, free from any heavy pitting or damage. The scabbard leather has survived in very good to excellent condition and is free from any splits, loose sewing or other damage, but the scabbard mounts have lost most of the original mercuric gilt finish (slight dent to reverse of bottom mount). A typical veteran bring back sword with a nice even age patina. Not mint condition, but a nice original Kriegsmarine sword at a realistic price.

An extremely rare full Röhm dedication SA dagger manufactured by the firm EP & S, Solingen

Price: £4,250

Above average condition and complete with the full Rohm dedication, this dagger was manufactured by the famous firm EP & S. The perfect light wood grip fits absolutely perfect to the upper and lower crossguards, and the nickel-silver eagle/swastika and Runes eye remain in excellent condition with good detail to the eagle. The dagger has all solid nickel-silver mounts thoughout as would be expected, and the lower crossguard bears the Gruppe stamp 'SW'. The blade retains most of its original polish and crossgrain with just some slight discolouration in a couple of places (there is also one small area of pitting on the obverse edge of the blade immediately above the 'Alles'. To the reverse, the full Rohm dedication is as clear now as it was when manufactured, as indeed is the EP & S logo. Just the mandatory runner marks are evident on both sides of the blade. The scabbard has approximately 75% original anodised brown finish remaining, with some light surface rust evidence. The scabbard is free from dents and the bottom ball remains in overall excellent condition.

A fine and rare 1933 pattern SA dagger manufactured by the seldom seen  firm Carl Grah - Solingen-Ohligs

Price: SOLD

Surviving in near mint condition, this dagger by the seldom seen firm of Carl Grah, has a fine red wood grip which fits neatly to the upper and lower crossguards. All solid nickel-silver mounts throughout, the lower crossguard bears the Gruppe stamp 'Wf'. The blade retains 100% original polish and crossgrain, along with most blacking to the motto and maker's logo. The scabbard has survived particularly well, with approximately 95% original anodised brown finish remaining, along with most of the top laquer finish.  It's rare to encounter SA daggers as fine as this in todays market.

A fine and rare 1933 pattern NSKK dagger manufactured by the seldom seen  firm Gottfried Muller - Herges-Vogtei

Price: £1350

Surviving in excellent to near mint condition, this dagger by the seldom seen firm of Gottfried Muller , has a fine light fruit wood grip which fits neatly to the upper and lower crossguards, and with minimal gaps from shrinkage. All solid nickel-silver mounts throughout, the lower crossguard bearing the Gruppe stamp 'Fr', for Franken. The blade retains 98% original polish and crossgrain, along with virtually 100% blacking to the motto and maker's logo. Just the inevitable runner marks take your eyes off the crossgrain. The scabbard has survived particularly well, with approximately 95% original painted black finish remaining. The dagger survives in completely uncleaned condition. Increasingly difficult to find any nice condition NSKK daggers on the market today.

A fine 1933 pattern transitional SA dagger manufactured by Eickhorn, Solingen

Price: £875

Surviving in above average condition, this transitional period dagger by the famous firm Eickhorn, has a pleasant wood grip and fits neatly to the upper and lower crossguards. Albiet a transitional period dagger dating from 1938, this example still retains solid nickel-silver mounts thoughout, the lower crossguard bearing the Gruppe stamp 'Wf', and a benchmark '4' underneath. The blade retains much polish and crossgrain (98%) with just the typical runner marks showing. The Eickhorn logo remains clear, as does the RZM M7/66 '1938' designation. The scabbard retains approximately 98% original dark brown paint remaining, and is free from dents. The bottom ball remains in overall excellent condition. Bearing in mind the moderately late manufacture date of this dagger, it must truly be one of the last of the early quality made pieces. An excellent example of a scarce transitional period Eickhorn.

A fine 1933 pattern Röhm erased SA dagger manufactured by the firm EP & S, Solingen

Price: £875

Above average condition, this dagger by the famous firm EP & S, has a stunning 'tiger eye' wood grip and fits perfectly to the upper and lower crossguards. All nickel-silver mounts thoughout, the lower crossguard bears the Gruppe stamp 'Nrh'. The blade retains much polish, but the crossgrain has largely disappeared when the Röhm inscription was professionally erased. The EP & S logo remains clear, but has just been caught by the polisher at the top points of the EP & S initials. The scabbard has approximately 75% original anodised brown finish remaining, but has a few marks ect which are evident in the above images. The scabbard is free from dents and the bottom ball remains in overall excellent condition.

SS 1936 chained dagger with nickel-silver plated fittings.

Price: SOLD

This dagger has survived in untouched condition, by no means a mint condition example, but a nice unmolested textbook example of the type 2 chained SS. The dagger retains a fine black ebony grip in perfect condition with the earlier nickel-silver eagle/swastika motif. The unmarked blade has survived in very good overall condition, still nice and bright but with some areas of light greying. Luckily the greying remains at that stage and hasn't moved on to become pitting. The worse areas of greying is to be found by the 'S' in 'heist' and is caused by long term storage with dry runners. The dagger has the typical type 2 nickel-silver plated chains with the nicely impressed Runes with octagon to the  reverse. The black anodised scabbard has survived well, with 90% original finish remaining. The bottom ball remains perfect. All the nickle-silver plated fittings have age patina and a little lifting in places and no attempt has been made to polish the dagger in anyway.

A fine early quality SS Eickhorn manufactured 1933 pattern dagger
Price: SOLD

An excellent early Eickhorn manufactured dagger with solid nickel-silver fittings throughout and large oval trademark. Lower crossguard benchmarked '4' and with black ebony grip bearing excellent nickel-silver runes eye and eagle/swastika emblems. Blade has survived in excellent condition with the majority of the polished finish remaining. Scabbard is in the early anodised black finish with close to 98% of the anodising remaining (most of the laquer is missing as is normal). The dagger has survived in excellent condition apart from a very small chip to the grip top and a slight dent to the scabbard (could be removed by a restorer).

An excellent named example of an SS Police Officers sword manufactured by Eickhorn and complete with original portopee

Price:SOLD

This is one of the most original and fine SS Police swords one could expect to find. The black ebony grip still retains the full wire binding and inset silvered wreathed police eagle/swastika. The nickel fittings bear the SS runes within the octagon and the white leather washer bears the owner's name in blue ink. The sword is a good length and is complete with its original SS Officers portopee which has always been in place. Surviving in excellent overall condition, the Eickhorn marked blade bears much polish and the scabbard has its black paint 98% intact. A really lovely example.

SS Police senior NCOs sword manufactured by Clemen & Jung and complete with original portopee

Price: £875

A particularly original SS Police Senior NCOs sword, recently found in an attic and uncleaned since 1945. Typical nickle-plated fittings throughout, and with a black ebony grip bearing the silver aluminium wreathed police eagle/swastika, along with the correct portopee. Surviving in uncleaned condition, the nickle-silver plated mounts have a pleasant aged patina. The scabbard still retains approximately 85% of its original black painted finish, and the steel blade has survived in perfect condition, free from any rust or pitting.

A stunning SA 1933 pattern dagger by the rarely found maker, Gebrüder Heller - Schmalkalden

Price: SOLD

A stunningly beautiful example of the SA 1933 pattern dagger by Heller. All nickel-silver fittings throughout and with a fine rosewood grip in perfect condition. The blade has 100% polish and crossgrain along with 100% blackened finish to the motto and makers logo. Only the very lightest lines can be seen on the blade caused by the few times this piece has been withdrawn from the scabbard. Lower crossguard gruppe marked 'No'. The scabbard is free from any dents and has a perfect bottom ball, The brown anodised scabbard paint is still complete, and the scabbard still retains some of the original top laquer finish.

A fine 1933 pattern SA dagger manufactured by the firm F.Dick, Solingen

Price: SOLD

Far above average condition, this dagger by the well known firm, F.Dick, has a beautiful cherry-brown coloured wood grip and fits perfectly to the upper and lower crossguards. All nickel-silver mounts thoughout, the lower crossguard bears the Gruppe stamp 'Sw'. The blade retains most polish and crossgrain although the blackened finish from the motto has virtually disappeared. The F.Dick arrow logo is both clear and sharp. The scabbard has approximately 80% anodised brown finish remaining and a moderate amount of laquer is also still present (about 50%). The scabbard is free from dents and the bottom ball has just a slight dent to the extreme base.