Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Artillery Officer's Sword by WKC dated 1909 Category_Accessories The lanyard ring on the

The lanyard ring on the grip is unfortunately missing

Home Station: Frankfurt-on-the Oder

beyond the gunner in the foreground

dating from the last quarter of the 19th century most likely the 1880s

and soldiers as well as Chinese Christians in the Legation Quarter were besieged for 55 days by the Imperial Army of China and the Boxers

Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Artillery Officer's Sword by WKC dated 1909 Category_Accessories The lanyard ring on theOriginal 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 is in very nice service used