$15 REWARD: Help me search! I'm after a cheap copy...

[Jm419]

...of this sword.

WKC-Military swords, Online Shop - General King saber | German Ceremonial swords.

Now, the pricetag is a little high...so I'm not too interested in that. This is a very special item to me - so the sword needs to be exactly like this one, but I believe the original was a knockoff of the sword listed above. Brass instead of gold accents, etc.

I've scoured the internet for one of these under $200, but I can't even find one for less than 200 Euro. It is important to me that I find one of these, but I'm not willing to pay out the nose for it.

Help me RPF, you're my only hope!

Thanks for the help, guys.

 

[Jm419]

Re: Help me search! I'm after a cheap copy...

Would a reward help? $15 to anyone who gives me a link with this sword for less than $200.

 

[PepMaster]

Only a few places on the internet sell that sword, I'm a sword collector and own one of these, but you won't find it anywhere on the internet for less than $495 USD

 

[Jm419]

I know it. I'd be interested in purchasing one, but not for that price.

Hence the reward. I've looked all over - it doesn't need to be that same sword, but if it was a knockoff that looked like it from two feet away, or something...

 

[Hogosha]

Try here
Swords & Daggers - Civil War, Armed Forces, Historical, German,WWII Reproductions For the Military Buff,displaying,ect
They may have something you can use or modify.

 

[Jm419]

Thanks, Hogosha, but I'm looking for an exact replica. You know, like a cheap ripoff of Excalibur, or something like that - cheap, but looks the part.

 

[exoray]

D32 Imperial German Officers Sword WW1 and WW2 Shop History Revisited

 

[Jm419]

Pretty darn close, exoray. You're in the running if we can't find a white-grip version.

 

[RooBee]

Offizierssbel der Deutschen Marine mit Scheidewww.sportwaffen-schneider.de

But still too pricey, I guess...

 

[slave1pilot]

Even cheaper, but not white.
WWII German Army Officer's Dress Sword

 

[slave1pilot]

And this one is white, but I don't think it's Gold
Amazon.com: Lionhead Saber Sword with Stainless Steel Sheath 38.5": Everything Else

you could buy the two, and cobble them together

 

[Interceptor6]

****, for the price of that repro you could buy the real thing!

 

[Jm419]

I don't want the real thing. It'd be strange to have a weapon that an SS officer might have carried...

Slave1, that might be the way I'll go. I sent off an email to the manufacturer asking about substituting white grip material.

 

[Hecubus114]

what about getting that amazon one and gold-leafing the silver parts?

 

[Jm419]

It's close, that's true. However, it has a Swastika on it, so I'm kinda...iffy, you know?

The one I'm after is the World War I model. The black-gripped one is the closest so far.

 

[Jm419]

Bump.

It seems that there are two different types of saber here - a WWI version with an eagle or crossed swords on the base of the basket, and a WWII version with the Nazi Eagle and Swastika on it. I'm after a WWI version.

So, I'm thinking I might get a repro with a black leather grip and swap out the grip material for a white leather. What do you guys think? Doable? Or should we keep searching for a white grip one?

Also, a lead: A Bolivian Officer's Lionhead Sabre

This appears to be a vintage version with a white grip - one which I wasn't sure existed.

Let's see what we can find!