Item #69882 : Original period manufacture.Bright, polished steel blade, running straight and true and measuring 34 inches in length. No nicks in the cutting edge, only a small spot of staining on the obverse side forward of the langet. Mellow brass patina guard, bow and back strap, proofed on the guard underside with two WaA253 waffenamts, serial number 13303 (matches the scabbard throat), C.E./G, which stands for Carl Eickhorn 1935. Original leather bumper at the base of the blade. Black plastic covered ribbed grip bound with twisted brass wire in a chevron pattern. Blue steel scabbard, dent free, with the same Eickhorn markings as above, again with WaA253 waffenamps on the throat and drag. Nice looking Heer enlisted issue sword.