Personalized "Scharnhorst" Model 1706 Field Marshal Series Lion Head Sword w/Double Etched Presentation Blade. Carl Eickhorn, stamped squirrel holding sword TM. Gilted aluminum hilt fittings show virtually no wear to highlights with 100% of the muted, honey-gold, fire gilting remaining on the lion head pommel with red glass eyes, oak leaf embellished backstrap, knuckle-bow and ferrule, as well as crossguard with closed wing Wehrmacht eagle on the obverse langet. Reverse langet is personalized with the initials "FH" in an intertwined, shaded script cipher with underside of crossguard stamped "D.R.P.". Black celluloid-over-wood grip is perfect with no cracks, chips or damage, and is complete with triple, twisted aluminum wire wrap. Plated double-etched blade measuring 31 5/8" in length grades EX++/Near MINT showing minor surface wear/runner marks with no speckling, lifting or nicks to cutting edge and is complete with brown leather blade buffer pad. Obverse blade features an etched pattern which appears in the Eickhorn Kundendienst as number "3241", and consists of a 14 1/8" long panel with a raised floral/geometric motif on a frosted gray background flanking a central presentation inscription in raised gothic letters, "Gewidmet vom 1. Bug d. 18. (Erg.) A.R.78 (M.G.) im November 1938." (A gift from 1. Gun 18th Reserve Company Artillery Regiment 78 (Machine Gun) in November 1938). The reverse blade features Eickhorn etch pattern number "3237" which consists of a 14 1/8" long panel with a raised floral/geometric/military equipment motif on frosted gray background. The etched panels retain 100% of the background frosting and blade is complete with brown leather blade buffer pad. Dent-free steel scabbard retains approximately 98% of the original black enamel showing light surface crazing and some missing paint primarily to drag. Superb Scharnhorst example with rare double-etched presentation blade that could be researched. Ex++ (23480) $3,495.