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So this degen without the inlaid runes in the grip is an awarded Officers Ehrendegen in your opinion?

Tor-Helge

My understanding is that;Up until fairly recently the SS sword without the runes in the grip was thought to be an officers candidate sword and worn until the candidate became an officer.
Currenty the thinking is that this sword was a private purchase by those officers who had not been awarded an honor degen.
Jim