Original Imperial German WWI Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Scabbard by Mohr & Speyer, Berlin U.S. Holsters and it has just some

and it has just some small areas of rust and staining

This came to us in a collection of Zulu War material we purchased in Europe this past year

officially known as the "semi-automatic rifle

The attached nickel chain has nine ringlets making up the upper chain and twelve on the lower

The cylinder lock is a bit worn

Original Imperial German WWI Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Scabbard by Mohr & Speyer, Berlin U.S. Holsters and it has just someOriginal item: Only One Available. Just received out of long long storage! Despite the machine guns and artillery, swords were still issued to officers in WWI. This is a fine example of the German Artillery Officer's Sword, commonly referred to as the "Blcher Sabel," named for the Prussian Commander Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher, who was ally to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This example looks to have been "dressed up", most