Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer GTRexclude in early 1980’s

in early 1980’s

reverse inscribed “Der Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Stuttgart/Ortsgruppe Stuttgart des DLV” with the Stuttgart horse coat of arms above

he joined the Luftwaffe as a flak gunner with the 96th division in Dortmund in January 1942

or Commander) of the 44 Minensuch Flotille (Minesweeper Flotilla) in February 1941

and are pinned with a silvered zink Heer-style Totenkopf

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dress Sword, By Paul Seilheimer GTRexclude in early 1980’s(Heer Schwert fr Offiziere). A very well preserved Heer Officers dress sword, measuring 91. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 75 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a slight curvature, sharpened tip, and with a fuller running approximately two thirds of the top edge of each side of the blade. The sword is maker marked on the reverse ricasso PAUL SEILHEIMER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms monogram