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They are "NCO" swords........I was using the term candidate in a tongue-in-check manner. Perhaps the "NCO" Degen is the real "candidate" sword. In the German Army, senior grade NCO's carried a (plain jane) government version of the officer's sword as a badge of rank. Lower ranks could not. And in the officer candidate schools, as they rose higher in rank had other privileges which is probably beyond the scope of this discussion. My point being that I think this photo is more indicative of: "There is a fourth possibility that is a variation of two. The sword in the first photo is a non-awarded SS Fuhrerdegen, of the design called called "Candidate" sword, that were provided for those officers desiring to carry a sidearm but not having the "connections" to be awarded an Ehrendegen. I provide this description based on the appearance in SS replacement price lists of a listing for an "SS-Degen", as well as the appearance of procured SS-Degens appearing on RSHA inventory cards. These were illustrated in T.W.'s book on SS blades for which I contributed the SS-Police sword chapter." FP
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"Mystery" Photos, SS "Candidate" Sword
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Grumpy
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03/13/2011 12:45 AM
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JoeW
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anonymous 123
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04/01/2011 06:29 AM
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Fred Prinz - FP
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Robert H.
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04/03/2011 05:34 AM
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JoeW
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04/26/2011 07:48 PM
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rakra
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rakra
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04/26/2011 10:36 PM
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JoeW
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Fred Prinz - FP
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Fred Prinz - FP
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08/16/2011 09:48 AM
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Fred Prinz - FP
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spacey
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08/19/2011 07:11 AM
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