Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword visually-hidden II Class Silver Grade (in

II Class Silver Grade (in silvered zinc

late 1930's period manufacture

the reverse with a visible rivet securing the obverse bomb in place

Also emanating from the ring are two loops for the accommodation of a chinstrap which has since been lost to time

worn on a ribbon wrapped around a pentagon shaped piece of metal with a pin on the reverse

Germany, Imperial. An Artillery Officer’s Lion Head Sword visually-hidden II Class Silver Grade (in(Artillerie Sbel fr Offiziere mit Lwenkopf). A well preserved Heer (Army) Officers lion head sword, measuring 96 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 79 cm long, nickel plated, magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and gentle curvature. A wide fuller encompasses the majority of the length of each side. Acid etched onto approximately two thirds of both the obverse and reverse are images consisting of arabesque