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Imperial German Navy Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt has a solid half basket guard with a crown over a fouled anchor badge on the front and a back lock clip. The backstrap and pommel is a lions head. The grip is white bone with brass wire binding. The pipe backed blade is slightly curved with a double edge spear point and etched on both sides for half the length with a floral design incorporating a crowned fouled anchour and sailing ships. The ricasso is stamped with a kings head and a knights head over W.K&C. The scabbard is black leather with three gilt brass fittings of a chape, locket and centre hanger all engraved with a scroll design.
This Imperial German sword was a donation from the UK Government after the Second World War.
Imperial German Navy Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt has a small basket guard, marked GES.GESCH, with a folding front shell that has a crown over fouled anchor badge on the front and
Imperial German Navy Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt has a small basket guard with a folding front shell that has a crown over a fouled anchor badge and a back lock clip engraved wit
German Naval Officer Sword and Scabbard. The gilt/brass hilt has a guard with two folding sections. On the front section there is an Imperial German crown over a fouled anchor and the back section cli
Imperial German Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt nickel steel hilt is a P stirrup type with a lions head backstrap pommel and has crossed cannon on the langet. The grips are black bake
Imperial German Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt has a single bar stirrup type guard having a heavily chiselled design of a knights helmet with crossed cannon on the front langet
Imperial German Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt is a P stirrup type with a lions head backstrap pommel, with red glass eyes and has crossed cannon on the front langet. The
