Original German WWII SS Police Officer's Degen Dress Sword by Carl Eickhorn with SS-Kulturzeichen Marked Scabbard French Helmets and the overall length of

and the overall length of this wakizashi is 21 3/4 inches in the resting handle

He became its formal commander after his promotion to Generalmajor on April 1

with one or two hairline cracks next to the pommel guard on each side

The cleaning rod shows light wear

Completely Original German WW2 manufacture in good complete condition

Original German WWII SS Police Officer's Degen Dress Sword by Carl Eickhorn with SS-Kulturzeichen Marked Scabbard French Helmets and the overall length ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Under provisions of the decree of 17 June 1936 Reichsfhrer SS, Heinrich Himmler assumed full power over the entire German police organization and as such many members of the police held dual membership in the Police and SS. This sword is an example of this dual membership policy. This is a genuine vintage World War II German SS Police Officer's Degen (pe) Dress Sword, made by the famous Solingen based firm of Carl