usarmysoldier: The sword shown in your picture is an SS officer sword and looks good to me. Not all makers of SS swords applied the runic symbol to the bottom of the D-guard.
Robert H: I have seen a small number of SS and police swords with anodized scabbards. I can't remember if they were attributable to a specific maker, but they do exist. The WKC catalog for 1938 offered an anodized scabbard (bruenierte Scheide) at extra cost.
