Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Artillery Officer's Sword by WKC dated 1909 Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly the grip was shortened

the grip was shortened

He had six brothers and five sisters

and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War

'- 1904 Russo-Japanese War Medal

Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Artillery Officer's Sword by WKC dated 1909 Category_MG 34 Feed Assembly the grip was shortenedOriginal 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