Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, Unit-Attributed, by David Malsch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac An example of a third

An example of a third reich period “Landeskriegerverband Kriegerverein Ehrenkreuz 2

a synthetic protective tab stitched in place behind the clip

with dust jacket illustrating a collage of medals from the Spink collection

situated above a black ink maker’s mark of “SCHMID & MENNER” for the prolific Konstanz-based headgear manufacturer

Long pouch stitched to the body of the cover on the front

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, Unit-Attributed, by David Malsch consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac An example of a third(Luftwaffe Schwert fr Offiziere). A Luftwaffe Officers sword, measuring 92. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 72 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to both the edges and tip, and with fuller running approximately one third of the length of each side. The reverse of the blade bears a stamped unit dedication of III FL. 154, possibly indicating issue to Kampfgeschwader