SS sword portepee???

[BeauHarper]

I have two important questions. 1- is this an SS style of portepee? And 2- is this an authentic ww2 era piece? Thanks for your help!

[Gastvrijheid]

Controversial. Many collectors believe these to be post war and intended to deceive. Their defenders, usually dealers, maintain they are from left over stock "found" in recent years.

[BeauHarper]

Thanks! That makes sense, the ones identical to mine I seen online looked to be new stock,