Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, by SMF Solingen Archive Footnote: August Widenmann was born

Footnote: August Widenmann was born in 1865 in Biberach (southwest Germany)

A 1938 NSDAP “Männer Machen Geschichte” badge (18

fitting tight on one side

incorporating a 42 mm wide band in a beige cotton/wool blend around the circumference

G of Rathenow

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Sword, by SMF Solingen Archive Footnote: August Widenmann was born(Luftwaffe Schwert fr Offiziere). An early Luftwaffe Officers sword, measuring 93 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 71. 5 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade. A fuller runs approximately half of the length of each side of the blade. The reverse ricasso bears a makers mark of SMF SOLINGEN and the firms classic seated logo, in turn topped by a partially visible Luftwaffe acceptance stamp. The blade sits partially