mcmac, welcome to out forum. You got here a nice and scarce model sabre. Look at the thread "ARMY OFFICER PANTHERHEAD SABER W/BUILT-IN FERRULE - WMW Waffen" by Walterlo in the same (sword-) forum, just a few threads below your own.
I love that monogram.very nice. These swords, IMO, are`nt really "rare". Scarce,yes.I guess it depends how much hunting you do for swords. I`ve had 3 of this model in the last few years.The dove head version is,IMO,"rare". Here`s my WMW