I believe this is a WWII officer's sword -- a consignor dropped it off in my auction gallery yesterday. I am grateful for any translation help you can provide. If you need an image of the entire piece, I will try and get that posted as soon as I can. Thanks again!
Steve, John, Robert, Geraint ... thank you all very much for your help!
I see that I was supposed to disclose the purpose for my inquiry, if commercial.
These swords were consigned to my auction gallery for sale on Sept 29. They will be described using the information you all provided.