Original German WWI Bavarian Infantry NCO Etched Dove’s Head Sword with Nickel-Plated Blade and Scabbard by Carl Eickhorn Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout and the factory darkening is

and the factory darkening is just a bit worn

and does not have any type of trigger guard

the evocative “Einigkeit Macht Stark” motto

showing normal age and wear

Original German WWI Bavarian Infantry NCO Etched Dove’s Head Sword with Nickel-Plated Blade and Scabbard by Carl Eickhorn Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout and the factory darkening isOriginal Item: Only One Available. With the establishment of the German Empire, a series of conventions brought the bulk of the various state military forces directly under the administration of the Prussian War Ministry. Bavaria however maintained a degree of autonomy in peacetime, with its own two (later three) army corps remaining outside the Prussian order of battle. The Bavarian infantry and cavalry regiments retained their historic light blue