This is an excellent, original Imperial German Mounted Field Artillery Officer's dress sword. The sword has nickel plated hilt with langets and knuckle bow. There are some areas of wear to the nickel finish consistent with age and service carry. It has its original wire bound fish skin covered grip in good order. The guard is fitted with original Officers bullion stitched cord and portepee. The sword measures 36” overall and it has a 30 ¾” single edged, curved blade with fullers (we cannot see any maker mark under the langets). The spine of the blade near to the hilt has a faint Imperial German inspection mark. The polished blade has its original leather hilt washer & has deeply tooled panels on both sides and the spine featuring Martial banners and arms & foliate decoration. One blued panel features a horse drawn artillery train with mounted gunnery troops, another blued panel is marked to ‘3 Lothr Feldartill. Reg. Nr 69’ (3rd Battery Field Artillery 69th Regiment) alongside a blued panel with ‘Horse’s Head’. The sword is complete with its original black painted steel scabbard with hanging ring & shoe. The scabbard has a few dents consistent with service carry. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22871
£795.00