WW2 German SS Junior NCO's Sword Portepee

Measuring 32cm long, 16mm wide, dual laid, matte silver/aluminum strap has a repeating waffle pattern and two vertical, parallel, interwoven, black stripes near each outside edge. The bottom edge of the strap has an alternating, woven, black and silver/aluminum 'V' shaped pattern slide and stem. The crown and ball are both constructed of dual, twisted silver/aluminum braiding alternating with a single black twisted cotton braid, mounted on an internal wooden ball. The crown braiding is horizontally laid while the ball braiding is vertically laid. The bottom edge of the ball has a recessed circular dot with an inset piece of the silver/aluminum strap.