Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by SMF with Waffen Mark - Nickel Plated Blade German Afrikakorp and springs to hold down

and springs to hold down the side flaps

some versions of the rack were designed with specific places for the shells

If you were a nation occupied by the Japanese in WWII you find yourself awash in Japanese military materiel upon their surrender

It is a distinctive form of snaplock

Original German WWII Early Luftwaffe Officer Sword by SMF with Waffen Mark - Nickel Plated Blade German Afrikakorp and springs to hold downOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice early example of a German WWII Luftwaffe Officer's Sword from the famous maker SMF. Early examples such as this were fit with silver plated nickel alloy mountings, with lovely brass "Sunwheel" style Hankenkreuz (Hook Cross or Swas) emblems. Later they would move to the "Air Age" aluminum material, which didn't develop the lovely patina that this sword has. The blade of this example measures 26 1