Third Reich SS (Schutzstaffel) Enlisted Ranks Sword by Ernst Pack & Söhne, Solingen, being an army pattern enlisted ranks dove head type sword with SS runes cut into the langet and blackened. Steel fittings with grip having wire binding. Reverse of the langet stamped ‘S.D. 281’. Housed in the blackened curved scabbard. Curved polished blade which is etched with the SS motto ‘Meine Ehre heist Treue’ and makers trademark to the base. Blade 83 ½ cms, overall 98cms. Well worn exterior and staining / rusting to the blade. Various designs and styles of these swords were produced in the early stages of the Schutzstaffel before the introduction of the standard SS sword degen. See Swords of Germany 1900-1945 by Angolia for more information on these swords.