Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold missing the plate

missing the plate

1906 and given command of the Nowshera Brigade on March 29

commander of the Jagdgeschwader 1 in August 1942

black pebbled exterior on all six sides

presenting some cracking on white enamel

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword Hold missing the plate(Preuen Lwenkopfsbel fr Offiziere der Artillerie). A well preserved Prussian Artillery Officers lion head sword, measuring 970 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 800 mm long curved magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges. Both the obverse and reverse of the blade bear etched floral designs interspersed with images of cannons and sabres. The blade sits securely within the bronze hilt, the seam