Hello all,I am new to the site and was hoping that someone on here can help me ID a sword I bought at auction a while back.
Here are a few pictures of the sword in question.












The end of the scabbard,


Please help me with this,as I said I bought it from a auction house in northern Va for $65us and it has been hanging on my wall ever since.

Thanks in advance for in information shared on this sword..

-Bill Godbold

Well Bill..welcome to the forum..this sword was produced by WKC, a very old and prolific maker in Solingen Germany..it was sold through a distributor in Berlin..

Other people here can chime in on the specific time period and pattern, though by the logo, it is Imperial German..

Thanks for the reply Kursk.

This type of sword is generally referred to as a "Court Sword". These we usually worn by diplomats,and titled people to formal events and some of them are quite elaborate. Yours appears to be a somewhat plain example but does have a nicely etched blade. Date wise I would think 1st quarter of the 20th Century.
Jim

Ok,I found a website for the WKC Co. and they still make this style of sword but they are calling it the Infantry Officer sword.
I must say,it does look just like what I have,all but the etching.The scabbard is an exact match to mine..

I can see on the blade that there is a "Coat of Arms" I will try to get some decent pictures of it with hopes that may help.

Thanks again everyone for taken your time and helping me with this.

-Bill Godbold

Here are a few more pictures of the blade and what looks like some sort of crest,It appears to be an Eagle with a crown above it.

Bill

The crest is the Hohenzollern eagle, the ruling family/Imperial crest of Germany.

Made by WKC, the distributor was E. Sachs, Berlin. Hoflieferant is a special accreditation meaning " Purveyor to the court".

The sword is generally known as an Infantry Officer's pattern. However, this style was also utilized as a Vereins pattern- ie: sometimes used by various fraternal organizations, societies and associations - in Imperial (pre-1918) Germany.

Not an uncommon sword, but, in my opinion, a very attractive pattern.

A search of German swords on ebay will generally show numerous listings for this type of degen ( straight bladed sword) and give you an idea of current market value.

Hope this helps.