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Premium Sabre for SS officers and non-commissioned officers.
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Sabre for SS officers and non-commissioned officers.
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Lot no. 4618
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Sabre for SS officers and non-commissioned officers. With the creation of the SS-Verfügungstruppe and SS-Totenkopfverbände within the Allgemeine SS in March 1935, officers and NCOs "with portepee" were authorised to carry a sabre. In the vast majority of cases, these officers, who were generally veterans of the First World War, took out their sabres, but some very rare sabres were produced just for members of the Black Order. Himmler required all the fittings to be silvered, to match the colour of the buttons on the black uniform. This example is a so-called panther-head sabre. The black fuse has a silver watermark, as do all the metal parts that make up this weapon. The handle fittings are in nickel silver, typical of early production. The red coloured glass in the eye sockets of the fawn is there to enhance the quality of the piece. The whole is finely worked and the ferrule is decorated with floral motifs. The counterguard ends in a scroll. The eagle on the outer muff is of the Hoheits-Adler Reich design, the emblem of sovereignty with the head turned to the left. The plate of the inner muff is engraved in such a way as to reveal the double runes in relief beneath a wreath of oak leaves. A piece of leather under the guard makes the scabbard watertight. The blade is of fine quality, with the EPS maker's mark engraved on the obverse at the top of the blade, a process that attests to pre-war manufacture. The scabbard has retained 95% of its black paintwork and shows no damage. Although SS swords are occasionally found, SS sabres are extremely rare on the collector's market, as very few were produced before the appearance of the sword and the prohibition on wearing it in August 1942. This sword is shown on page 165 of the reference work L'ordre noir, Armes blanches, traditions et symbolique, published by Heimdal - 2023. SS Officer and NCO Sword With the creation in March 1935 of the SS Verfügungstruppe and SS Totenkopfverbände within the Allgemeine SS, officers and NCOs with portepee were authorized to carry a sword. In most cases these men, generally World War I veterans, reused their swords but a few rare sabres were made specifically for members of the Black Order. Himmler required all fittings to be silvered to match the uniform buttons. This example is a panther-head sabre. The black grip retains its silver wire wrapping as do all other metal parts. The hilt fittings are nickel silver, typical of early manufacture. Red glass eyes enhance the feline motif. The piece is finely detailed with floral decoration on the ferrule. The counter-guard quillon ends in a scroll. The outer guard plate bears a Reich Hoheits-Adler with the head turned to the left while the inner guard plate is engraved with oak leaves and double runes in relief. A leather washer seals the guard to the scabbard. The blade is of fine quality and bears the EPS maker mark engraved on the obverse near the ricasso, confirming pre-war manufacture. The scabbard retains 95% of its black paint without damage. SS sabres are extremely rare on the collectors' market as very few were produced before the introduction of the sword and the ban on sabres issued in August 1942. Presented on page 165 of L'ordre noir, Armes blanches, traditions et symbolique, Heimdal 2023.
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