Police Officers Degan by Eickhorn

German WWII > Edged Weapons > Swords > Police Swords

The 32" blade on this one looks great. It has a nice matte finish, with a solid fit and perfectly ended tip! The stamped "Original Eickhorn Solingen" with their 1941 squirrel. The blade rates NM. It shows just the odd scuff. The steel based, black enamel painted scabbard looks great! It remains dent-free and continues to hold 99% paint coverage! It shows the common wear. The steel based nickel plated fittings retain 99% plating. Both fittings are tightly secured by two screws each. They continue to show nice details with a decorative interweaving design. The steel based nickel plated hilt and d-guard also remain in great condition! It retains 99% plating coverage! The end of the quillion terminates with an elegant drilled knob. The chip and crack-free hardwood black grip looks good. It is also tightly secured with the correct nickel wire wrap, which is also secured to the reverse by a horizontal plate. The tightly secured, Police eagle is beautifully detailed with an excellent fit! Look it retains much of it's silver plating and all the back painted background! For those of you, "in the know" you know that 95% of these later eagles have lost their plating and show as copper colored. This is actually what these are supposed to look like!! The ferrule remains looking good with nicely detailed leaves and acorns and boasting burnished backgrounds. The pommel nut is quite correct. Overall a superior conditioned example!