Germany, Third Reich. A Pair of Hangers for Edged Weapons

1. A Heer Officer’s sword hanger, constructed of multiple panels of brown leather with tight stitching around the seam, topped by a magnetic metal loop, the obverse stitched with a functional nickel-plated magnetic steel spring clip bearing the maker’s mark of F.W. Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid, on the reverse, measuring 60 mm (w) x 210 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue and surface oxidation to the leather and metal elements, respectively, in near extremely fine condition.

2. A National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK) dagger hanger, constructed of blackened leather, adjusted with a functional nickel-plated magnetic steel buckle, culminating in a functional spring clip of identical construction, the latter marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M5/71” for Overhoff & Cie, Lüdenscheid, along with a trade logo for the same manufacturer, measuring 120 mm in length as presented, demonstrating minor material fatigue to the leather, in extremely fine condition.