Original German WWII Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets He joined the Royal Flying

He joined the Royal Flying Corp on August 5th 1916 and was posted to 55 SQUADRON

The action at McNeill's zariba

The cloth overall is very good

Bore still has some rifling visible

The shaft was exposed to water or moisture and has split in areas but overall it is solid

Original German WWII Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig Category_Display Guns & Parts Sets He joined the Royal FlyingOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword from a rare maker with great aluminum fittings and a near mint nickel plated blade. This is mid war produced example, as early war examples were silver frosted nickel alloy. As the war continued they moved to the "air age" aluminum material. The reverse ricasso of this great sword is maker marked with a lightly etched oval trademark logo