The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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. The grip is fish skin bound with silver wire and the backstrap pommel has a lions head. A black leather and silver wire sword knot is attached to the guard. The curved blade is etched on both sides and back for half the length with a floral design and it has a single fuller on each side to within 230 mm of the spear point . The ricasso is stamped with a kings head and a knights helmet over WK&C. The black painted scabbard has two loose strap rings attached to bands at 75 mm and 260 mm from the throat.
This sword is a good quality example of a German lions head pattern Artillery Officer's sword of the First World War.
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 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
Imperial German Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt has a single bar stirrup D shape guard having a heavily chiselled floral design with the badge of Bavaria on the front langet. The
German Third Reich Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilt/brass P shape stirrup type with crossed swords and lances on the crossguard langet. The lions head pommel has red glass eyes
Imperial German Officer's sword and scabbard. The silver plated steel hilt has a D shape stirrup guard with a heraldic shield surmounted by a fire helmet on the langets. The back strap has a leaf patt
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel steel guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and a brown bakelite grip. A black leather