SS Candidate Officer Degen w/Unique Grip. Pet. Dan. Krebs, Solingen, crab within shield TM. A photograph of this pattern sword with officer pattern pommel cap and grip without wire wrap appears on page 405, upper, of Exploring The Dress Daggers and Swords of the German SS by Thomas T. Wittmann. Nickel-plated hilt fittings show light surface wear with some gray speckling and lifting to the pommel cap and knuckle-bow, but no cracks or other damage. Black wooden grip shows surface wear, but no cracks or chips and is complete with gray metal wire wrap. Polished, matte-finished, straight blade measuring 31 ¼" in length grades EX++ showing light surface wear/runner marks, but no graying or nicks to cutting edge and is complete with white leather blade buffer pad. Steel scabbard retains approximately 95% of the professionally repainted black enamel showing light wear and minor loss of enamel, with one very faint depression to the lower obverse shell near lower fitting. Dent-free, nickel-plated upper and lower scabbard fittings show light surface wear with speckling and minor lifting primarily to the lower fitting. Upper fitting shows wear to the factory black enamel in the recesses of the scrollwork design. Scabbard throat is not SS proof marked. Nice SS Candidate Officer Degen. EX+ (25793) $1,450. ***SOLD***