This sword, by the manufacturer Weyersburg, Kirshchbaum & Company of Solingen, Germany (often referred to as WKC), was issued to German Army officers. This type is known as a “doves head” type to distinguish it from a “lions head” model.
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German Officer’s Dress Sword
Posted in Swords with tags Germany (Third Reich), Heer, WW2 on September 17, 2013 by The Dude Japanese IJA Officer’s Shin Gunto Katana
Posted in Fakes & Replicas, Swords with tags Empire of Japan, Swords, WW2 on April 20, 2013 by The Dude
This is a commissioned officers katana Type-98, with a machine made blade. I believe it to be a fake simply because of the serial number stamped into the habaki. I have been told that the Japanese only stamped the serial number into the blade unless it is a Type-95, which this is not.
