Original German WWII Army Heer Officer's Dove Head Sword with Nickel-Plated Blade and Steel Scabbard Availability_Both his Great Uncle

his Great Uncle

so it definitely was used after being bored out

The bottom of the top fitting has a banner going around the entire bottom

changed to feldgrau in 1940

It does not appear that any attempts were made to restore or clean it

Original German WWII Army Heer Officer's Dove Head Sword with Nickel-Plated Blade and Steel Scabbard Availability_Both his Great UncleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a beautiful classic "Dove Head" German WWII Officer sword with a lovely nickel plated blade, complete with a its original black enamel steel scabbard. This piece is a real treasure as the hilt is not constructed from the later war aluminum, but rather is made of solid brass, which was originally fully gilt, however now most is missing, and the brass shows a lovely oxidized patina. It may have been "mercury