Original German WWII Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock this combination of swivel bales

this combination of swivel bales and a front seam date the helmet shell to early 1945

which made spark plugs

the division returned to Yugoslavia

It was assigned to the main Continental Army on December 27

Lieutenant General Lewis Brereton's 9th Air Force was assigned to RAF Middle East although its 12th Bombardment (B-25Cs) and 57th Fighter (P-40Fs) Groups formed a Desert Air Task Force detached to NATAF's Western Desert Air Force under Air Vice-Marshal Harry Broadhurst who replaced Coningham when he was promoted to NATAF commander

Original German WWII Aluminum Fitted Luftwaffe Officer Sword by Rare Maker F. & A. Helbig Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock this combination of swivel balesOriginal 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. This is mid war produced example as early war examples were silver frosted nickel alloy, however 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 reading: F. & A. HELBIG * Gaesler *