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Polizei Seitengewehr - sidearm


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Polizei Seitengewehr - sidearm
(Hirschfänger)
A very good example of a 3rd Reich police sidearm made
by F.W.Höller in Solingen, and with an issue mark: S.B.4344. this stands for Schützpolizei Berlin, weapon no. 4344. The leather covered scabbard is blackened, which is correct for the Schupo or Schutzpolizei, Gendarmerie were issued with brown leather equipment. The weapon is undated, but is certainly pre-war, as all fitings are in fine, heavy nickel silver. The blade has lost a little of the plating around the tip, the scabbard has had some slight damage, which is not too visible. Grips are of staghorn with a German silver police eagle mounted. Missing is the special black leather frog and bayonet knot.

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great item, you don't see the leather scabbards very much, I love the quality of them!

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As far as I know, these weapons nearly always had a leather scabbard, this one being well pre-war, judging by the quality of the fittings. Solid hilt with no bayonet fitting as per the most of them. Chrom was never used, nickel-plating if anything.

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Police bayonets near never had actual bayonet fittings, you are absolutely correct on that. And this was is certainly pre-war, Holler was making the M84/98 III Bayonets 34-43 and probably the other types corresponding times. There are some where a steel scabbard will be chromed for parade use but unless seen in photos from the period I tend to wonder if someone chromed regular scabbards after the war to make a more expensive product to sell!

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Police sidearms always had a black or brown scabbard. There were probably no longer manufactured ater 1940, as also less in every day use, mostly replaced by a service pistol.

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