GERMANY, Third Reich, circa 1936-1940 SOLINGEN, Alexander COPPEL factory. Wehrmacht Heer (WH) officer's saber, small model. Gilded brass hilt, decorated with leaves, notably oak, with a single branch ending in a crook-shaped quillon, a long-tailed cap and two mantling half-ears, one with an imperial eagle with open wings and the other with an oval medallion (mute). Black resin gadrooned spindle with triple brass filigree. Slightly curved, single-edged (not sharpened) blade with two hollow steps, interrupted at the last quarter by the point; signed "ALCOSO ACS SOLINGEN" on the heel. Sheet metal scabbard, painted gray, with two bracelets and two rings. Blade length: 83.8 cm - Total length: 98.9 cm. As is. Wear and scratches; paint missing, some dents and crushing and oxidation to scabbard; bowl screw missing; scattered rust.