Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pattern 1710 Blücher Commander Series Commemorative Sword, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive 5 mm (h) x 20

5 mm (h) x 20

he initially joined the NSDAP in November 1920 and was arrested for “disobedience and resistance” to French occupation forces in the Rhineland

Both the dagger and scabbard are unmarked

Footnote: Johann “Hans” Peter Baur was born on June 19

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pattern 1710 Blücher Commander Series Commemorative Sword, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive 5 mm (h) x 20(Sbel Blcher fr Offiziere, Modell 1710). A very well preserved Pattern 1710 Blcher sword produced as part of the famous Feldherrn Serie (Commander Series) by the firm of Carl Eickhorn. Measuring 94. 5 cm in total length, it features an 81. 5 cm long, gently curved, plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and unspoiled edges. A fuller runs approximately two thirds of the length of each side of the blade. Stamped onto the reverse ricasso is a