Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword United Republic of Since then

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WWI British War Medal to the South African Infantry

The groups includes the following items:

The right side has a gold-coloured bullion wire cord braided in the appropriate style

Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword United Republic of Since then(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