Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword visually-hidden late 1930's period manufacture

late 1930's period manufacture

stated that he was still looking for tanks which were to come up for his support and that without them

illustrating the flags of the Austrian Empire at the left and Imperial Germany at the right

worn on a ribbon wrapped around a pentagon shaped piece of metal with a pin on the reverse

II Class Silver Grade (in silvered zinc

Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword visually-hidden late 1930's period manufacture(Artillerie Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A well preserved Heer (Army) Officers lion head sword, measuring 96 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 79 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and gentle curvature. A wide fuller encompasses the majority of the length of each side. Acid etched onto approximately two thirds of both the obverse and reverse are images consisting of arabesque