Here's one I have never seen. Too many photos to upload.

Terrible Eickhorn TM. Grip fused in the center line length of the grip. Very strange. I'm nearly 100% certain this is garbage, and a new generation of fake junk from the Orient. Like I said, never seen this piece before. Note the nickel plated scabbard. We'll have to see what happens with this one, and if more pop up in the future. Don't let this rare bird slip by

The link below is to a group of photos. The piece is on eBay.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9...57622595031974/show/

http://cgi.ebay.com/Eickhorn-G...?hash=item4837e3ece4

Super nice

Yep, these are part of the latest batch of "Chinese" fakes. I have noticed they have flooded ebay recently. Much better repops than the earlier bunch which were overly aged and of indistinct style and pattern.

2 part fused grip. Sans grip wire.

Eickhorn TM as well as an "SSS" etched mark below the reverse lange.

Super nice blade etching

I guess that 'SSS' stands for Super Schutz Staffel, the super powered Aryan guards.

John

quote:

Originally posted by JohnZ:
I guess that 'SSS' stands for Super Schutz Staffel, the super powered Aryan guards.

John

I guess it must

Auhhh!
It hurts my eyes!
That TM is terrible.

JohnZ, you need one of these for your Eickhorn collection!

Janos

It was suggested by a member on another forum that this is a reproduction Bulgarian Royal dress saber. The member explained the dedication reads "FOR THE KING AND FATHERLAND" and a cipher of King Boris the 3rd.

Hi,
no doubt about the sword is horrible reproduction of Bulgarian Royal sword:
1- the dedication is in Bulgarian language and reads FOR THE KING AND FATHERLAND
2- the cipher of King Boris the 3rd is on the blade.

If you try a surch in this forum for Bulgarian sword you can see many photoes of the original

Pesho-

Thank you for the translation and information.

Tom