Original German WWII Monogrammed Officer's Lion Head Sword by Gottfried Weyersberg Söhne KG with Scabbard French Edged Weapons or as a simple means

or as a simple means of identification

Her quarterdeck was the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan

all complete except for the front sight blade

so we are not able to see the condition of the bore

Original German WWII Monogrammed Officer's Lion Head Sword by Gottfried Weyersberg Söhne KG with Scabbard French Edged Weapons or as a simple meansOriginal Item: This is a beautiful classic Lionhead German WWII Officer sword, made by the rarely seen firm of Gottfried Weyersberg Shne KG in Solingen, Germany, complete with the correct steel scabbard. This example is from later in the war, with a hilt made from gilt aluminum, not the early war solid brass. It consists of a finely detailed "lion's head" pommel, with hand rendered features to the bottom of the jaw, the whiskers, the eyelids, and the