Rare Third Reich Land Customs Officials Dress Sword by WKC, Solingen, good example of the scarce to find silver plated brass hilted officers sword with lion head without jewelled eyes, oakleaves relief to the knuckle guard and cross guard with the short winged eagle and swastika to the langet. Complete with black celluloid grip, no wire binding. Housed in the original blackened scabbard with single hanging ring. Polished slightly curved single edged blade with fuller to the back edge. WKC makers trademark to the base of the blade under the cross guard. Blade 83 ½ cms, overall 101cms. See the reference work ‘Swords of Germany 1900-1945’ by Angolia, page 267 for this model of sword. The sword was produced with green jewelled eyes as a deluxe model or the standard issue without jewelled eyes. The land customs officials sword is rarer to find than the Land Customs dress dagger.