April 5, 2024
GERMAN PRUSSIAN SWORD SABER CIRCA M-1873 - NICE
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MY BEST INFORMATION IS THIS IS A GERMAN PRUSSIAN CAVALRY/INFANTRY SWORD SABER M1873. I UNDERSTAND THE 05 ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE BLADE (SEE PHOTO) IS A PRODUCTION DATE PRIOR TO WW I. THE CURVED PLATED BLADE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 29 AND 3/4 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE BLADE IS IN NICE SHAPE WITH A FEW MINOR NICKS ON THE SHARPENED EDGE BUT NOTHING MAJOR. BLADE BUFFER PAD IS STILL INTACT. THE HANDLE IS PROOF MARKED (SEE PHOTO) AND THE GRIP IS IN NICE CONDITION. THE GUARD IS UNIT MARKED MOST LIKELY TO A REGIMENT HOWEVER MY KNOWLEDGE IS LIMITED IN THIS AREA. COMMENTS FROM KNOWLEDGABLE E-BAYERS REGARDING THE REGIMENT ARE WELCOMED. THE SCABBARD MARKINGS ARE THE SAME WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE BUT MOST DESIRED. (SEE PHOTOS THE SCABBARD IS MADE OF STEEL AND IS A SINGLE RING. APPEARS TWO SMALL SCREWS ARE MISSING NEAR THE TOP THROAT SIDES OF THE SCABBARD (SEE PHOTO). THE SWORD INSERTS AND WITHDRAWS SMOOTHLY FROM THE SCABBARD. THE HANDLE OF SWORD AND THE SCABBARD HAVE SOME LIGHT RUST AND EXPECTED PATINA AND AGING. I HAVE MADE NO EFFORT TO CLEAN THE SWORD OR SCABBARD AS I MOST COLLECTORS PREFER HISTORICAL ITEMS LEFT AS FOUND. THE MAN I PURCHASED THIS FROM STATED HIS DECEASED GRANDFATHER SAID IT CAME TO THE FAMILY AFTER THE WAR. THE FAMILY WAS NOT SURE IF HE WAS REFERRING TO WWI OR WW II. NOTE: I'VE DESCRIBED THE SWORD/SABER AND SCABBARD TO THE
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