THIS LISTING IS FOR A NICE RARE ANTIQUE GERMAN 1930’s-19WWII ALEX COPPEL SOLINGEN OFFERS SWORD WITH SHEATH - 37” IT’s IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WITH JUST A CHIP/CRACK TO THE CELLULOID HANDLE ON ONE SIDE ON POMMEL. I HAVE HISTORY ON THE MAKER BELOW BUT YOU CAN ALSO LOOKUP HIS MAKERS MARK TO RELIZE HOW UNIQUE AND RARE THIS SWORD IS.SIGNATURE REQUIRED UPON DELIVERY,THANK YOU.
History and Origins
- Early Production:During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Alex Coppel manufactured iconic swords for the Imperial German Army, including the famous Model 1889 Infantry Officer’s Sword (Infanterie-Offizier-Degenor IOD89) and various cavalry sabers.+1
- Tragic Fate:The Coppel family was of Jewish heritage. Despite the family's deep roots and patriotism, Alexander Coppel was forced out of the company and tragically died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942
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