Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, with Hanger, by E. & F. Hörster Province of China and the other a handwritten

and the other a handwritten inscription of “2PZ

ASSMANN & SÖHNE LÜDENSCHEID" maker mark

Alfred strongly believed in the superiority of breech-loaders

the obverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II

two small holes along the crease

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, with Hanger, by E. & F. Hörster Province of China and the other a handwritten(Luftwaffe Schwert fr Offiziere). A rare and very well preserved Luftwaffe Officers sword, measuring 85 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 64 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains unspoiled factory sharpening to the edges and tip. A fuller runs approximately half of the length of each side of the blade. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of E. & F. HRSTER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms