Original German WWII SS Police NCO's Degen Dress Sword by Hermann Rath with SS-Kulturzeichen Stamped Blade Military Maps Charles Williams

Charles Williams

The squadron was assigned the following aircraft

The first "Type I" model was introduced in 1952 and remained virtually unchanged through its 10-year production run

The 23rd Fighter Group was established in World War II as the 23rd Pursuit Group of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)

Quite scarce in that only some officers chose to arm themselves with long arms when leading troops into battle

Original German WWII SS Police NCO's Degen Dress Sword by Hermann Rath with SS-Kulturzeichen Stamped Blade Military Maps Charles WilliamsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Under provisions of the decree of 17 June 1936 Reichsfhrer SS, Heinrich Himmler assumed full power over the entire German police organization and as such many members of the police held dual membership in the Police and SS. This sword is an example of this dual membership policy. This is a genuine vintage World War II German SS Police NCO's Degen (pe) Dress Sword, made by the well known Solingen based firm of Hermann