Original Rare German WWII Field Marshal Prinz Eugen Pattern Dove Head Officers Sword by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard Category_MG 34 Mounts Alerted to the vulnerability of

Alerted to the vulnerability of the Ploesti refineries by a June 1942 raid by the Halverson Project

The weapon and its variants had a very long service life

and the hilt and "shell" Guard are of gilded bronze/brass and the grip is wire bound sharkskin

This translates to "Whistle Cartridges"

It did not undertake offensive actions

Original Rare German WWII Field Marshal Prinz Eugen Pattern Dove Head Officers Sword by Carl Eickhorn with Scabbard Category_MG 34 Mounts Alerted to the vulnerability ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of the "Prinz Eugen" (Prince Eugene) variation of the popular Feldherrn Serie (Commander Series) of German Army Officer's swords by famed firm Carl Eickhorn of Solingen, the legendary "City of Blades" in Western Germany. Named after famous figures in German history, many of which were high ranking military officers, the series has a total of nine different variations. These are usually