Air Force Sword Air Rank and Below Air Rank CIIR Cypher Stainless Steel WKC

Air Force Sword Air Rank and Below Air Rank CIIR Cypher Stainless Steel WKC This quality arm is the Royal Air Force Officer Sword with scabbard used by RAF RAAF Officers  of Air Rank and below Air Rank. It is crafted in accordance with the British MOD specifications UK/SC/6206 Issue 1. In November 2005, WKC purchased the toolings of Wilkinson Sword Ltd.  for production of various ceremonial swords. Sword: Nato Stock No.: 8465-99-316-3888.

 

Specification:

• Blade:
  • Forged steel blade, carbon steel or stainless steel. It is hardened to ca. 48-52° HRC Rockwell, then well-tempered and hand-polished. The acid-etch is so deep, that one can feel it with a fingernail. Dimension of the blade is ca ca. 810 x 22 x 5 mm.

• Guard:
  • Cast brass, hand-polished, 24-carats gold-plated  . Top nut re-chiseled and 24-carats gold-plated  .

• Grip:
  • Handle is covered with genuine sharkskin with gold plated wires. 

• Included Accessories:
  
• Protective cloth bag
• WKC Certificate of Authenticity

Air Force Sword Air Rank and Below Air Rank CIIR Cypher Stainless Steel WKC  

 

Optional Scabbards (not included in sword price):

Your choice of real raw-hide leather scabbard, hand-sewn, with 24-carats gold-plated  fittings, 2 attachment rings, or Real raw-hide leather scabbard, hand-sewn, with 24-carats gold-plated  fittings with ornaments, 2 attachment rings.

 

• Air  Scabbard with fittings with ornaments (Air Rank): Nato Stock No. : 8465-99-811-2890.
• Scabbard with fittings without ornaments (below Air Rank): Nato Stock No. : 8465-99-305-3703.

WKC Solingen ceremonial swords and accessories, the oldest producing military sword factory in the world, and the last in Europe. Forge tradition! Since 1573 in Solingen.

WKC is the leading manufacturer of quality edged weapons worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries. More than 600 different types of ceremonial swords are manufactured mainly manually by skilled craftsmen like Schwertfeger, Damaszierer, Handschleifer and others. Apart of ceremonial military swords, WKC supplies a wide range of uniform accessories as well as collectibles, miniature swords and Japanese swords. WKC was the first company in the industry to be certified according to DIN ISO 9002.

What needs to be mentioned is the closure of the Wilkinson Sword factory in England in the year 2005 and Mr. Willms bought most of the machines, tools and parts that were for sale.