Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword GTRexclude he joined the Salem Cadets

he joined the Salem Cadets

but when our supply did arrive we threw three for every one of theirs and they soon tired

within the wreath is a densely embroidered black swastika (Hakenkreuz) with a silver/aluminum outer border

Germany (Bavaria

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword GTRexclude he joined the Salem Cadets(Preuen Lwenkopfsbel fr Offiziere der Artillerie). A well preserved Prussian Artillery Officers lion head sword, measuring 970 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 800 mm long curved magnetic metal blade with a sharpened tip and unsharpened edges. Both the obverse and reverse of the blade bear etched floral designs interspersed with images of cannons and sabres. The blade sits securely within the bronze hilt, the seam