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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 clips to the scabbard. A silver/gilt sword knot with black and red threads running through it is attached to the guard. The pommel is a lions head with one green and one red eye and the grip is brass wire bound over ivory coloured plastic. The slightly curved blade with a single fuller is etched on both sides for half the length having a floral design incorporating an anchor in the centre panel and a sailing ship near the ricasso which is stamped with the manufacturer's symbol of a man wielding a hammer above P.O&Co. The scabbard is black leather with three gilt/brass fittings of a chape, locket and centre section.
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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
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
Italian Naval Officer's Dress Sword and Scabbard. The solid brass half basket guard has an Italian crown over a fouled anchor as a cartouche badge and a fold down clip to attach to the scabbard on the
German Third Reich Diplomatic Sword Scabbard. Black steel scabbard with gilt/brass chape and locket for sword REL/07141. This scabbard was taken from the German Consul at the outbreak of the Second
French Naval Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt has an elaborate single bar guard having a floral and rope design with a fouled anchor on the quarter basket. There is a small fixed ring atta
