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E-230 RARE Personalized Army Officer’s Lionhead Sword With
Documentation Belonging to Hitler’s Army Aide-de-Camp, Reinhold Schmidt (Model
237) by Robert Klaas
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own an outstanding piece of history
with full Veteran documentation! More on this later! The hilt design
is illustrated in the Angolia Sword Book, page 102, lower. It is of the
highest quality having a very heavy brass base with hand enhancing throughout!
The fire gilding has not faired well over the years with only remnants remaining
to the recess areas. The Lionhead pommel shows outstanding definition in
addition to having two faceted piecing red glass eyes. The backstrap and
P-guard consist of oak leaves and acorns while the ferrule exhibits oak leaves
and acorns sprigs. Nice details throughout! The grip is finely
executed and well preserved being black celluloid-over-wood. It displays
NO chips, cracks or scratches being tightly wrapped with triple silver wire with
two smooth outer strands while the center strand is twisted and larger.
The crossguard shows a fan-like open winged eagle facing to the left with the
bird holding a wreathed swastika. The reverse languet is professionally
engraved with the owners first and last initials RS. Now for the best
part, the sword is complete with the vet’s documentation setting forth the
details on how he acquired this magnificent piece from the Munich home of
Reinhold Schmidt who, as it turns out, was Hitler’s Army Aide-de-Camp.
FABULOUS PIECE OF HISTORY! The 33” long nickel plated blade still
retains the mirror appearance displaying little or no age. There are the
normal light runner marks to the lower one-third of the blade. The edge,
spine and tip remain crisp! The reverse ricasso is stamped with the
kissing cranes trademark having the firm's name and location appearing in a
circled around the birds, Robert Klaas / Solingen. The brown leather
buffer is intact showing much age, grading very good. The scabbard shell
is straight throughout with the original period black paint remaining bright and
shiny grading 98%! Gorgeous! There are the common minor paint
spiders throughout both sides, but nothing that detracts from the overall
beauty! The two domehead side screws are intact and untouched! An
outstanding sword of the highest quality! The new owner will have loads of
fun with all the research possibilities! Strong excellent.
$2,000.00
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Item E-230
