Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An NCO’s Dress Sword, by E. &. F. Hörster Province of China maker marked on the obverse

maker marked on the obverse

measuring 15 cm (w) x 20 cm (h)

the arms joined together through the quadrants by a circular ring bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE IM FEUER-LÖSCHWESEN” (“FOR MERIT IN FIRE-FIGHTING”)

The butterscotch-coloured leather sweatband is perforated along the front edge with five tiny rows of forty ventilation holes each

He listed his next-of-kin as his mother

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An NCO’s Dress Sword, by E. &. F. Hörster Province of China maker marked on the obverse(Ordnungspolizei Degen fr Unterfhrer). A well preserved Ordnungspolizei NCOs dress sword, measuring 94. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 79 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade which retains factory original sharpening to the tip, and with wide fullers which run approximately two thirds of the length of each side. The obverse ricasso bears a makers mark of E. U. F. HRSTER, SOLINGEN, circumscribing the firms