The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilded brass D shape guard and pommel with an oak and laurel leaf design. The outer folding edge has the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The grip is brass wire bound over black bone with a brass cypher of the Kaiser in the centre. There is a leather fore finger loop (broken) on the inside of the guard. The nickel plated straight blade has a double fuller on each side to 130 mm from the spear point. A red felt washer is fitted to the blade where it meets the guard. The black painted scabbard has a single loose ring on a band 70 mm from the throat.
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Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt has a gilded nickel steel guard with the outer folding edge having the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The brass
Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt has a gilded nickel steel guard with the outer folding edge having the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The brass
Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilded brass D shape guard with an oak and laurel leaf design. The pommel has a bearded face on the back edge and a mono
Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a gilded nickel steel D shape guard with the outer folding edge having the Imperial German eagle of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Th
Imperial German Army Officer's Sword and Scabbard. The brass hilt has a P shape stirrup guard and back strap with an oak leaf design. The black horn grip is bound with brass wire. The slightly curved
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel brass guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and the grip is brown bakelite. A black leather and s
