The blade has most of the original finish
Original Item: This is no battlefield pickup
Notable history of the 13th Waffen SS Mountain Division "Handschar" (1st Croatian Division) include:
The ricasso of the blade is stamped with an early 1920s Eickhorn oval trademark: a Single Squirrel holding an acorn above the letters C
During and after the invasion Manila Bay launched protective air patrols and sent fighters and bombers to attack and destroy Japanese installations in the Aitape area
Original Colonial Spanish 18th Century Sword with Mexican 19th Century Sharkskin Silver Hilt - Draw Me Not Without Reason, Sheath Me Not Without Honour OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT The blade has most ofOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely sword with a storied history that spans two centuries, with a blade produced in the 18th Century bearing the Spanish Motto NO ME SAQUES SIN RAZON, NO ME ENBAINES SIN HONOR, which translates to Draw Me Not Without Reason, Sheath Me Not Without Honour. These blades were manufactured in Spain and would reach the furthest ends of the Spanish Colonial Empire, many examples being imported to Mexico, which