Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pattern 1710 Blücher Commander Series Commemorative Sword, By Carl Eickhorn Auction along with a vellum insert

along with a vellum insert

the reverse of both in postcard format and bearing a Feuerbach studio mark

2) Reichs Arbeitsdienst Membership Stick Pin

wearing a 1939 Iron Cross II Class ribbon and with Großdeutschland shoulder cyphers visible

Footnote: Alexander Francis Strug was born on July 9

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pattern 1710 Blücher Commander Series Commemorative Sword, By Carl Eickhorn Auction along with a vellum insert(Sbel Blcher fr Offiziere, Modell 1710). A very well preserved Pattern 1710 Blcher sword produced as part of the famous Feldherrn Serie (Commander Series) by the firm of Carl Eickhorn. Measuring 94. 5 cm in total length, it features an 81. 5 cm long, gently curved, plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and unspoiled edges. A fuller runs approximately two thirds of the length of each side of the blade. Stamped onto the reverse ricasso is a