Germany, Third Reich. A Reich Forestry Association Official’s Cutlass, By Ewald Cleef Auction 1920 in Linsfeld

1920 in Linsfeld

both swastika and circle edged by twisted golden cello

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring on the cross

to meet and Member of the English Royal Family

with clasp attached to ribbon “Vor Dem Feinde” (clasp represented an award for service on the front)

Germany, Third Reich. A Reich Forestry Association Official’s Cutlass, By Ewald Cleef Auction 1920 in Linsfeld(Deutscher Forstschutz Hirschfnger). A very well preserved German Forestry Association officials cutlass, measuring 540 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 410 mm long magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge. Both the obverse and reverse of the blade feature intricately detailed, acid etched designs depicting stags and deer in forested settings, with the obverse depicting a hunter and dog in action. The