Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Mismatched Scabbard Vickers MMG arriving there on 18 May

arriving there on 18 May

zinc-alloy base that has been silver washed

and a great intact finish

cracking and dirt

Original Imperial German WWI Regiment Marked Etched Artillery Officer's Sword with Mismatched Scabbard Vickers MMG arriving there on 18 MayOriginal 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