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#287784 09/19/2013 08:42 PM
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Enclosed are pictures of a hard to find pattern Saxon sword. Actually this is only the second Saxon sword I�ve ever had; note the large King Albert cypher. Interesting the gold inlay distributor stamp on the blade. I don�t think I have noticed this before.

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Dow Cross #287813 09/20/2013 02:16 PM
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Hi Dow,

A nice Saxon Infantry Officer Degen (IOD). These do seem hard to find but Saxony was behind the Wall after the war. More seem to be finding their way West nowadays. The King Albert cypher is normal in this location as is the distributor marking found in the fullers. Actually, the cypher is more often there than the distributor. Is this one a WK&C and does it have one or two rings on the scabbard?


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ORPO #287818 09/20/2013 07:30 PM
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No maker mark and one ring on the scabbard, so I'm thinking 1900-1914 time frame.

Dow Cross #287864 09/21/2013 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted By: Dow Cross
No maker mark and one ring on the scabbard, so I'm thinking 1900-1914 time frame.


I am not certain when the Saxons removed the second ring from the scabbard but this sword is still shown with two rings on the scabbard in the 1905 WKC catalog. I would say roughly 1910-1918 time period.


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ORPO #287919 09/22/2013 12:01 PM
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Nice sword, Dow. The example I have only has plastic grips, but the same Albert cypher. There is a Clemen & Jung maker's mark on the reverse, and the blade is 'Eisenhauer Garantirt.'

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Tristan #287939 09/22/2013 06:02 PM
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Mine too has the 'Eisenhauer Garantirt.' on the reverse side of the blade which I didn't bother to post anyhow very nice example you posted here.


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