Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by WKC with Scabbard - Nickel Plated Blade Antique Smith & Wessons which was a thin paper

which was a thin paper photograph mounted on a thicker paper card

or an advanced collector

on Christmas Eve 1945 it sailed from Karachi

1945 BLUE DEVILS

The pennant itself is made of double sided rigid plastic (possibly vulcanfibre)

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by WKC with Scabbard - Nickel Plated Blade Antique Smith & Wessons which was a thin paperOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice early example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword by the legendary Solingen based firm of Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie (WKC) Waffenfabrik. Early examples such as this were fit with silver plated nickel alloy mountings, with lovely brass "Sunwheel" style Swas (Hook cross) emblems. Later they would move to the "Air Age" aluminum material, which didn't develop the lovely patina that this sword