E-234a SCARCE Army Officer’s Lionhead Sword With Two National Emblems
Unattributed Model by WKC
This RARELY seen sword is out of my personal collection! The hilt pattern
is an exact match to the unknown Voos pattern Lionhead sword illustrated in the
Angolia Sword Book, page 128, upper left. What makes this sword so unique
is that fact that the blade is marked WKC! The only explanation that I can
proffer is that WKC purchased the hilt from Voos or Voos purchased the blade
from WKC! By the way, if you’re thinking that maybe the original owner
had the sword re-hilted as a further possibility, I hate to burst your bubble,
but it definitely has NOT been re-hilted! The hilt is a high quality solid
brass base with hand-enhancing throughout with approximately 60% of the original
gilding intact. The details to the Lionhead are outstanding! The
whiskers, brow and mane hair all reflect lots of hand-enhancing. The
feline face is fitted with two beautiful blood-red glass eyes. The mane
extends down a portion of the backstrap with the last tw-thirds housing an empty
cameo bordered by four hand-enhanced oak leaves. The P-guard centers
on a raised-out, closed winged Wehrmacht eagle clutching a swastika with the
eagle being flanked by oak leaves (Angolia Sword Book, page 126, upper).
BEAUTIFUL! The black celluloid grip is mint! It is tightly wrapped
with triple brass wire with the center strand being twisted. The
crossguard languet features an open winged eagle in an art deco style. On
either side of the swastika wreath is a single oak leaf. The quillon end
design is a series of floral-like swirls. The massive 34” long blade is
bright and shiny, grading strong excellent. There are the normal in and
out marks in addition to faint scratching, which is common on Third Reich
Swords. The spine is hit-free, while the blade edge and tip exhibit some
minor nicks. The obverse ricasso is stamped with the WKC Knighthead logo
with the company initials appearing directly below W.K.C.. The scabbard
shell has numerous tiny hits to both sides with a more substantial hit appearing
to the reverse side. The black paint rates 85% and is a post-war repaint.
A very fine example of a much in demand pattern sword! Very good.
$950.00
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Item E-234a
