KRIEGSMARINE NAVAL DRESS SABER BY CARL EICKHORN: This gilded brass lion head Naval saber is possibly Eickhorn model 1670. This was the most commonly sold Naval saber for Eickhorn and it was produced without glass eyes. The cat on the pommel has lots of detail throughout, including hand-enhancing to the mane, the brow and also the whiskers. Even the chin has hair enhanced by hand. The mane flows backward, has hand-enhancing and covers the entire backstrap. The ferrule has oak leaf sprigs raised out. The ''D'' guard has the traditional fowled anchor, the reverse clamshell is folding and acts as a blade lock. Hard white spinney grip tightly wrapped with triple-twisted gilded brass wire. The 31'' blade is stamped with the 1935-41 Eickhorn squirrel logo indicating it is a Nazi produced piece and decorated on both sides with a ship at sea, foliate section, fowled anchor, larger foliate section with trident and crossed oars, and then one more foliate section. There is a green felt? washer in place showing age