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Here is your chance to pick up an outstanding example of a SS officer’s sword. This piece is covered in patina giving this one a nice worn look. Manufactured by the firm Krebs from Solingen and is maker marked on the blade with their lobster logo. The blade is in almost perfect condition with minimal signs of wear. SS marked sheath throat. Pommel is monogrammed WB, likely dedicated to the original owner. This example is complete with the rare teardrop style leather hanger, which is much harder to find than the sword itself sometimes! Some moth damage to the wool backing of the hanger, but very minimal overall. Also complete with the period tied SS knot as well. A gorgeous example overall and surely investment grade. Click HERE to view more images of this item! The Schutzstaffel (SS) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler  in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II. It began with a small guard unit known as the Saal-Schutz (“Hall Security”) made up of NSDAP volunteers to provide security for party meetings in Munich. In 1925, Heinrich Himmler joined the unit, which had by then been reformed and given its final name. Under his direction (1929–45) it grew from a small paramilitary formation during the Weimar Republic to one of the most powerful organizations in Nazi Germany. From 1929 until the regime’s collapse in 1945, the SS was the foremost agency of security, surveillance, and terror within Germany and German-occupied Europe. The two main constituent groups were the Allgemeine SS (General SS) and Waffen-SS (Armed SS). The Allgemeine SS was responsible for enforcing the racial policy of Nazi Germany and general policing, whereas the Waffen-SS consisted of combat units within Nazi Germany’s military. A third component of the SS, the SS-Totenkopfverbände (SS-TV), ran the concentration camps and extermination camps. Additional subdivisions of the SS included the Gestapo and the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) organizations. They were tasked with the detection of actual or potential enemies of the Nazi state, the neutralization of any opposition, policing the German people for their commitment to Nazi ideology, and providing domestic and foreign intelligence.       Free shipping ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD & I don’t charge PayPal fees like some of the other guys!