Original Imperial German WWI Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Scabbard by Mohr & Speyer, Berlin U.S. Holsters The paint is retained quite

The paint is retained quite well

officially known as the "semi-automatic rifle

and has a pewter plate on top

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

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

Original Imperial German WWI Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Scabbard by Mohr & Speyer, Berlin U.S. Holsters The paint is retained quiteOriginal 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