Frogprince,
Yes, what is interesting too me is that we are sort of talking about 3 (or 4) general variations of these swords not counting all of the "normal" private purchase types from the pre-war period and the some not so normal with embossed hilts and damascas blades and they like.
1. pre-war brass hilted (fixed guard) with dates and acceptance stamps
2. Wartime stamped steel (or iron?) hilts with dates acceptance stamps and wooden grips.
3. As above but without acceptance stamps or dates...so private purchase
4. Wartime private purchase with black painted/enameled steel hilts and black composition grips, some at least with folding guards....so cast hilts not stamped.
Yes, what is interesting too me is that we are sort of talking about 3 (or 4) general variations of these swords not counting all of the "normal" private purchase types from the pre-war period and the some not so normal with embossed hilts and damascas blades and they like.
1. pre-war brass hilted (fixed guard) with dates and acceptance stamps
2. Wartime stamped steel (or iron?) hilts with dates acceptance stamps and wooden grips.
3. As above but without acceptance stamps or dates...so private purchase
4. Wartime private purchase with black painted/enameled steel hilts and black composition grips, some at least with folding guards....so cast hilts not stamped.
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