April 5, 2024
German WW 1 Navy Lion Head Officer's Sword L@@K NR!
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Welcome. Up for bids is this nice authentic, German WW 1 Navy ( Kriegsmarine ) Lion Head Officer's Sword .About the item : Imperial Kriegsmarine ( Navy ) Lion Head Officer's Sword. This Naval saber is rather rare and represents a late 19th century, early 20th century production for the first official German Naval swords. During the Imperial years, in the 19th century, the Germans copied the British designs and this sword resembles British ones of the same period. This lion head is nicely detailed and is depicted without colored glass eyes. The lion has a slightly open mouth and has a pleasing look to his face which is almost dog-like. The whiskers and brows are all t, and t is a nice mane which runs backward to about 25% of the area down the back strap. The rest of this back strap area is left plain. The basket hilt features the traditional naval style swirls in the design. The lower portion of the basket depicts a vertical Imperial crown positioned over a fouled anchor. This crown design has its edges slightly tipped. The basket hilt ends in the traditional small teardrop. The hilt is cast of the finest brass, but it has not been cleaned in many years and bears a desirable patina. The shark skin grip is fine, but for a few chips and t (please, take a look at the pictures). It is tightly wrapped with its original triple brass wire,
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