WWII German Lutfwaffe General's Sword -
The German Air Force during WWII was known as the Luftwaffe. it was founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946.
The officers from the Luftwaffe were allowed to wear three basic types of edge weapons with their dress
uniforms; The First model dagger ,
which was replaced by the Second Model Luftwaffe dagger .
The last edge weapon soldiers could wear was the sword, which is featured on this page.
The Luftwaffe sword was very similar in design to the First Model dagger, except that the parts used in the
sword were bigger.
The design of the sword consists of a round pommel with a swirled swastika in gold. Displayed on both
sides. Dark corynthian leather handle. Silver wire wrapped. The handguard consists
of dounward pointing curved sections.
The scabbard is also wrapped in blue Coruynthian leather. The throat and chape are decorated with
aluminum inserts.
The blade was decorated with damascus and had beautiful gold color inlays. One of them depicting the
Luftwaffe eagle surrounded by a wreath and clutching a swastika. Various types of ornamentation are
placed along the blade.
The name/number of the unit for which the sword was issued is also written using guild letters. This
is a very high quality sword. It is a step above the standard issued model.
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The throat has a ring on each side. The sword hanger attaches to the rings. It consists of a semi-circular
section of blue leather. The top part has two aluminum, rectangular shaped structures, one mounted on top
of the other. A belt goes through the rectangular pieces in order to attach the sword to the uniform.
The center of the crossguard has a circle with a swirled swastika in the center which matches the one
found in the pommel.
Many German edge weapons are currently
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
If you have an interest is seeing other edge weapons of the Third Reich, you can do so by going
to our
WWII German daggers and Swords
identification guide, Where we cover blades from the Heer (Army), Navy (Kriegsmarine), Air Force
(Luftwaffe) and other organizations.
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